Fanx Ta-Ra

Fanx Ta-Ra is the first studio album by the English band Sad Café. It was produced and engineered by John Punter and released by RCA Records in September 1977. The album charted at number 56 on the UK Albums Chart. The album was not released in North America; however, a compilation of the band's first two albums was released there in late 1978, titled Misplaced Ideals.

Fanx Ta-Ra
Studio album by Sad Café
Released	September 1977
Recorded	1976–77
Studio	Strawberry Studios, Stockport The Manor, Shipton-on-Cherwell Indigo Studios, Manchester
Genre	Pop rock
Label	RCA
Producer	John Punter
Sad Café chronology
Fanx Ta-Ra (1977) Misplaced Ideals (1978)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Encyclopedia of Popular Music

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Babylon"	Paul Young	3:41
2.	"Shellshock"	Young, Ian Wilson, Vic Emerson, Ashley Mulford, John Stimpson	3:14
3.	"Hungry Eyes"	Young, Emerson	5:29
4.	"Shadow on the Wall"	Young, Stimpson	3:48
5.	"Black Rose"	Young, Stimpson	4:38
6.	"The Further Adventures of Mad Alan"	Emerson	1:47
7.	"Fanx Ta-Ra"	Young, Chris Gill	3:05
8.	"Flingus' Holiday"	Tony Cresswell	2:11
9.	"Immortal"	Stimpson, Mulford	3:29
10.	"Sail On"	Emerson, Young	2:56
11.	"Clumbidextrous"	Emerson	3:54
12.	"I Believe (Love Will Survive)"	Young	4:33

Personnel

Sad Café

• Paul Young – lead vocals, percussion
• Ashley Mulford – lead guitar
• Tony Cresswell – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• John Stimpson – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Vic Emerson – keyboards
• Ian Wilson – guitar, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Lenni Zaksen, Chris Gill – saxophones
• Dave Hassle – cabasa, bell tree
• John Punter – engineer, producer
• Vic Emerson – strings arrangement and synthesisation
• Gered Mankowitz – photography