Fancy (band)

{{Short description|British pop group (1973 – 1975)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Primary sources|date=May 2007}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Fancy

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| origin = England

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| genre = Pop

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| years_active = 1973–1975

| label = Atlantic (Australia, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, UK)
Arista (UK)
Big Tree (USA)
RCA Victor (USA)
Angel Air (reissues - UK)
Collectables (reissues - USA)

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| past_members = Helen Caunt
Annie Kavanagh
Ray Fenwick
Mo Foster
Les Binks

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Fancy were an early-mid-1970s pop group. The band was made up of session musicians produced by Mike Hurst. They had a surprise US hit single in 1974 with a version of the classic "Wild Thing", peaking at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100, #9 in Canada,{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.3841a.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - September 7, 1974}} and #31 in Australia.{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=108}} They also had a second US hit with "Touch Me", peaking at #19, #58 in Canada,{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.3902b.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - December 14, 1974}} and #97 in Australia. They were initially fronted by Penthouse Pet Helen Caunt and later Annie Kavanagh. Ray Fenwick, formerly of The Spencer Davis Group, joined Fancy in 1974.{{cite web|url=http://rayfenwick.com/fancy.htm|title=Ray Fenwick: News: Fancy - funky rock band that achieved two hit singles in the USA|website=Rayfenwick.com|accessdate=2 May 2019}} Fancy's song "Feel Good" from the album Wild Thing has been sampled over one hundred times, most notably by the Beastie Boys on the song "3-Minute Rule" off their album Paul's Boutique (1989). Les Binks, later of Judas Priest, played drums on Fancy's releases.{{cite web |url={{AllMusic |class=artist |id=p365609/biography|pure_url=yes}} |title=Biography: Fancy |last=Thompson |first=Dave |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=11 June 2010}}