A Bit of What You Fancy is rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 band The Quireboys

The Quireboys

The Quireboys are an English hard rock band formed in 1984 in London, England, with strong ties to Newcastle. When the band formed they were originally known as The Queerboys and later as the London Quireboys in the United States....

's debut studio album, released in 1990. The album was released on EMI and went into the UK Albums Chart

UK Albums Chart

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 at #2.

Four of the tracks from this album ("7 O'Clock", "Hey You", "I Don't Love You Anymore" and "There She Goes Again") were released as singles, with promotional videos to go along with them. "Hey You" was the highest charting, as it reached #14 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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.

Notably, Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

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 and Steve Marriott

Steve Marriott

Stephen Peter Marriott , popularly known as Steve Marriott, was an English musician, songwriter, and frontman of several notable rock and roll bands, spanning over two decades...

's drummer Ian Wallace

Ian Wallace (drummer)

Ian Russell Wallace was a rock and jazz drummer, most visible as a member of progressive rock band, King Crimson from 1971 to 1972; but known best in the musical community with his contributions as a session musician on his drum kit.-Early years:Wallace formed his first band, The Jaguars, at...

 played on the album, though he was not a full time member of The Quireboys. Jim Cregan

Jim Cregan

Jim Cregan, born James Cregan, 9 March 1946, Yeovil, Somerset, England is an English rock guitarist and bassist who best known for his associations with Family, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel and Rod Stewart. Cregan is a former husband of the singer Linda Lewis and worked with her as a record producer...

, who played with Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel

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, co-produced the album.

Track listing

1. "7 O'Clock"
2. "Man On The Loose"
3. "Whippin' Boy"
4. "Sex Party"
5. "Sweet Mary Ann"
6. "I Don't Love You Anymore"
7. "Hey You"
8. "Misled"
9. "Long Time Comin'"
10. "Roses & Rings"
11. "There She Goes Again"
12. "Take Me Home"

The Japanese release of A Bit Of What You Fancy included 2 bonus tracks "Pretty Girls" and "How Do You Feel".

20th Anniversary Edition Bonus Tracks

1. 7 O'Clock (Demo)
2. Man On The Loose (Demo)
3. I Don't Love You Anymore (Demo)
4. Hey You (Demo)
5. Misled (Demo)
6. Long Time Comin' (Demo)
7. Roses & Rings (Demo)
8. Take Me Home (Demo)

Band

• Spike
  Spike (musician)
  Spike sometimes also known as Spike Gray, is an English rock frontman, songwriter and vocalist most famous for his times with The Quireboys with whom he has released four studio albums to date....
  
   – vocals
• Guy Bailey – guitar
• Guy Griffin – guitar
• Nigel Mogg – bass
• Ian Wallace – drums
• Chris Johnstone – keyboards

Additional musicians

• Myrna Mathews – background vocals
• Clydene Jackson – background vocals
• Julia Walters – background vocals
• Kevin Savigan – string arrangement
• Lee Thornberg – brass

Singles

• 7 O'Clock (1989) UK #36
• Hey You (1989) UK #14
• I Don't Love You Anymore (1990) UK #24
• There She Goes Again (1990) UK #37