Twiggy (album)

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.

Twiggy
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1976
Recorded1976, Phonogram Studios London
Genrecountry, pop
LabelMercury
ProducerTony Eyers
Twiggy chronology
Twiggy
(1976)
Please Get My Name Right
(1977)
Singles from Twiggy
  1. "Here I Go Again"

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"Gene MacLellanTony 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 Tonight"Steven GrossmanTony 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 CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] Silver 60,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Personnel

  • Twiggy: Vocal
  • Gerry Butler: Arrangement
  • Steve Brown: Engineer

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. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Twiggy in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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