Twiggy (album)

Twiggy
Studio album by Twiggy
Released July, 1976
Recorded 1976, Phonogram Studios London
Genre Folk, pop
Label Mercury Records
Producer Tony Eyers
Twiggy chronology
Twiggy
(1976)
Please Get My Name Right
(1977)
Singles from Twiggy
  1. "Here I Go Again"

Twiggy is the self-titled debut album from British model & singer Twiggy. It was released in 1976 in England and mainland Europe.[1] The album featured the top-twenty single "Here I Go Again". The album peaked at #33 on the UK Albums Chart, receiving a silver certification.

Album information

After four years of modelling, Twiggy retired in 1970 and embarked on an acting and singing career. Twiggy spoke of her debut Album, "My first real album after my record deal with Phonogram - I'd always absolutely adored country music, I guess it was always my 'thing'. This album was slightly more country than 'Please Get My Name Right' which was more pop I suppose. The first album did rather well, earning me a silver disc, although they both did very well. This album was produced by Tony Eyers who was a hot record producer at the time.".[2]

The album included the UK top-20 hit, "Here I Go Again", which peaked at number 17.

Critical Reception

The album was warmly received by Rolling Stone, with reviewer Billy Altman opining, "Her voice, which at alternate times recalls Olivia Newton-John and Melanie (but without the former's calculated submissiveness or the latter's hyperextended vulnerability) is strong and self-assured". Also commenting, "she has a fine sense of where the heart of a song lies (...) There is a delicateness and vitality in Twiggy's music that is well above the usual MOR fare and one wishes her good luck in a field that is, if anything, more volatile and fickle than the modeling and fashion world".[3]


Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Vanilla Olay"  Jackie DeShannonTony Eyers  
2. "Good For You Too"  Toni BrownTony Eyers  
3. "Just Bidin' My Time"   Tony Eyers  
4. "Pieces of April"  Dave LogginsTony Eyers  
5. "Appalachian Boy"   Tony Eyers  
6. "Rain On The Roof"  John SebastianTony Eyers  
7. "Here I Go Again"  Country Joe McDonaldTony Eyers  
8. "Vaudeville Man"  Wendy WaldmanTony Eyers  
9. "Caravan Man"   Tony Eyers  
10. "Done My Cryin' Time"  Toni BrownTony Eyers  
11. "Everything Comes In Time"  Toni BrownTony Eyers  

Charts

Chart (1976) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 33

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] Silver 60,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Personnel

References

  1. "Twiggy". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  2. "Twiggy - Recordings". Twiggy Lawson Official Site. 2001–2012. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  3. "20 Rock Albums Rolling Stone Loved in the 1970s That You Never Heard". "Rolling Stone".
  4. "British album certifications – Twiggy – Twiggy". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Twiggy in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
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