Penny (album)
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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Disco | |||
| Length | 38:43 | |||
| Label | Jupiter Records | |||
| Producer | Michael Kunze | |||
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Penny is the second studio album by Austrian-born singer Penny McLean released in 1977. Three solo singles were released before the album launched: "Nobody's Child", "Zwischen Zwei Gefühlen" and "Dance, Bunny Honey, Dance", but only the last one was included in the final track list. At the same time, Penny also sang on Silver Convention, and the group's single: "The Boys from Liverpool" was released, after that she announcing her departure from the group. The album managed to chart in Sweden.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
In RPM, Jackie Valasek wrote that he was "not really knocked out" by McLean's album in terms of its disco content, though he noted that side two contains "a couple of good listening cuts" and singled out "Mambo Mama" as the best disco track.[1]
Justin Kantor of AllMusic concluded that Penny is "a better showcase for her vocal strength" with production that is "more varied and less thin" than Lady Bump, and, despite "a couple of lackluster moments", he found the album "thoroughly enjoyable" and "relatively free of the gimmickry found on her first album".[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dance, Bunny Honey, Dance" | Michael Kunze; Stefan Klinkhammer | 3:36 |
| 2. | "24 Hours Of Love" | Hanus Berka; M. Kunze | 3:42 |
| 3. | "Disco Dandy" | M. Kunze; S. Klinkhammer | 3:29 |
| 4. | "Summernight Stomp" | M. Kunze; S. Klinkhammer | 4:37 |
| 5. | "Mambo Mama" | M. Kunze; S. Klinkhammer | 4:09 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Nosiree" | M. Kunze; S. Klinkhammer | 3:31 |
| 7. | "Please Mr. B" | M. Kunze; S. Klinkhammer | 5:02 |
| 8. | "Midnight Angel" | M. Kunze; S. Klinkhammer | 3:42 |
| 9. | "Big Bells" | Barry Mason; M. Kunze | 3:24 |
| 10. | "One Little Smile" | Charles Orieux; Ingo Cramer; M. Kunze | 3:31 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Penny (1977) LP.[3]
- Produced by Michael Kunze
- Arranged by Stefan Klinkhammer
- Engineer: Zeke Lund
- Photography by Didi Zill
- Musicians
- Bass: Gary Unwin
- Drums: Martin Harrison
- Flute, Saxophone: Giuseppe Solera
- Guitar: Mats Björklund, Sigi Schwab*
- Keyboards: Charly Ricanek
- Percussion [Latin]: Joseph Spector
- Violin: Fritz Sonnleitner's Fantastic Strings
Charts
| Chart (1977) | Position |
|---|---|
| Sweden Albums Top 60[4] | 22 |
References
- ↑ Valasek, Jackie (April 22, 1978). "Disco" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 29, no. 4. p. 11. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
- ↑ Kantor, Justin. "Penny McLean – Penny (AllMusic Review)". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Archived from the original on October 3, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
- ↑ Penny McLean: Penny (Media notes). Jupiter Records, Bertelsmann Club. 1977. 66 744 4.
- ↑ "Sverigetopplistan > Penny McLean". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 4 June 2016.