It's Only a Movie

It's Only a Movie
It's Only a Movie
Studio album by Family
Released	September 1973
Recorded	Summer 1973
Studio	Knowle Hall, Somerset, Olympic Studios, Air Studios
Genre	Progressive rock, psychedelic rock
Length	38:55
Label	Raft Records (UK), United Artists (US)
Producer	Family
Family chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+^[2]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide	^[3]

It's Only a Movie is the seventh studio album by the British progressive rock band Family, released in 1973, and their last original studio album before they disbanded that year.

Track listing[]

All selections by Whitney and Chapman except "Check Out" by Whitney, Chapman and Cregan.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"It's Only a Movie"	5:07
2.	"Leroy"	5:41
3.	"Buffet Tea for Two"	5:19
4.	"Boom Bang"	3:02

Side two
No.	Title	Length
5.	"Boots 'n' Roots"	5:01
6.	"Banger" (instrumental)	3:06
7.	"Sweet Desiree"	3:47
8.	"Suspicion"	3:22
9.	"Check Out"	4:30

Details taken from cover of vinyl release of 1973.

The CD release on Mystic Records also contains the following bonus tracks:
No.	Title	Length
10.	"Hometown"
11.	"Holding the Compass" (live)
12.	"The Weaver's Answer" (live)
13.	"Dim" (live)
14.	"Procession / No Mule's Fool" (live)

Personnel[]

Family

Roger Chapman - lead vocals
John "Charlie" Whitney - guitar, banjo
Tony Ashton - keyboards, backing vocals
Jim Cregan - bass
Rob Townsend - drums, percussion

Additional Personnel

Peter Hope-Evans - harmonica (2)
Del Newman - string and horn arrangements

References[]

^ Dougan, John (2011). "It's Only a Movie - Family | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (Editors). The Rolling Stone Record Guide, 1st edition, Random House/Rolling Stone Press, 1979, p. xiii/136.

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[1] Dougan, John (2011). "It's Only a Movie - Family | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.

[2] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

[3] Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (Editors). The Rolling Stone Record Guide, 1st edition, Random House/Rolling Stone Press, 1979, p. xiii/136.

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Roger Chapman John "Charlie" Whitney Jim King Ric Grech Rob Townsend Harry Ovenall John Weider John "Poli" Palmer John Wetton Jim Cregan Tony Ashton
Studio albums	Music in a Doll's House Family Entertainment A Song for Me Anyway Fearless Bandstand It's Only a Movie
Compilations	Old Songs New Songs
Singles	"No Mule's Fool" "The Weaver's Answer" "In My Own Time" "Burlesque" "My Friend the Sun"
Related articles	Discography