The Sound of Fury (album)
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| Studio album by Billy Fury | ||||
| Released | May 1960 | |||
| Recorded | Decca Studio 3, West Hampstead, London, on April 14, 1960 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll, rockabilly | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Producer | Jack Good | |||
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The Sound of Fury was the first album released by Billy Fury in 1960. Described as "the best rock & roll album to come out of England's original beat boom of the late 1950s",.[1] Fury was arguably the first British rock 'n roll artist to write his own songs, sometimes under the pseudonym Wilbur Wilberforce.[2]
The album was recorded in Decca Studio 3, West Hampstead, London, on 14 April 1960.[3] It featured Joe Brown on guitar, Reg Guest on piano, and bassists Bill Stark or Alan Weighell.[4] Andy White, later to notably appear on The Beatles' first single "Love Me Do", is the drummer on the album.[2] Providing backing vocals were the Four Jays.
The album made the top twenty, reaching position 18 on the UK Albums Chart for a week.[3] It was not well appreciated at the time of its release, but is now regarded as one of the most important early British rock 'n roll albums.[3]
Track listing
- "That's Love" (Fury)
- "My Advice" (Wilberforce)
- "Phone Call" (Wilberforce)
- "You Don't Know" (Wilberforce)
- "Turn My Back On You" (Wilberforce)
- "Don't Say It's Over" (Fury)
- "Since You've Been Gone" (Wilberforce)
- "It's You I Need" (Fury)
- "Alright, Goodbye" (Wilberforce)
- "Don't Leave Me This Way" (Fury)
References
- ↑ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2002). All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul. Backbeat Books. p. 442. ISBN 0-87930-653-X.
- 1 2 http://www.billyfury.com/furyman.htm
- 1 2 3 http://www.billyfury.com/
- ↑ http://www.nic.fi/~nallew/pages/soundof.html