Samantha Fox – I Wanna Have Some Fun (45RPM)
Rarity - Unsealed
Vocals - Samantha Fox
Written by Full Force (A1, A2, B1), Mason & Shreeve (B2)
1 LP, Standard Sleeve
Limited Edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Black
Speed : 45RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Label : Jive
Original Label : Jive
Recorded at Battery, London, UK ; Bolland, Blaricum, Netherlands ; PWL, London, UK ; Sigma Sound, New York City
Mixed by Tony Maserati (A1, B1), Full Force (A1, B1), Bryan "Chuck" New (A2), Steve Power (B2)
Produced by Full Force (A1, A2, B1), Steve Lovell (B2), Steve Power (B2)
Originally released in 1988
Reissued in 1989
Tracks:
Side A
- I Wanna Have Some Fun (Extended Version)
- Lovin' Don't Grow On Trees
Side B
- I Wanna Have Some Fun (Have Some Fun Mix)
- Out Of Our Hands
Review :
« While I Wanna Have Some Fun continues to trade on Samantha Fox's frank sex appeal, it does expand her stylistic palette a bit. So while the Full Force-penned title track (and hit single) starts with some sexy-accented come-hitherness from Fox ("Don't you know it's hard to keep a good woman down?"), and continues through a freestyle-lite arrangement that offers plenty of cheekiness, Fun also includes a relatively straightforward version of the pop classic "I Only Want to Be With You." For all her vocal shortcomings, it's obvious (to the point of over-singing) that Fox is trying very hard on the cut. Her bid to be the next Dusty Springfield is eventually undercut by a spazzy synth arrangement, but Fox doesn't quit, segueing boldly into the lighthearted "You Started Something." What's interesting about these songs, in the context of I Wanna Have Some Fun, is that they're actual songs. On an album of extended teases like "Your House or My House" and "Hot for You" -- which are both populated by hokey, heavy breathing and a heap of grinding double entendre -- Fox's attempt at real depth is admirable, even if it doesn't quite work out. » AllMusic Review by Johnny Loftus
Ratings :
AllMusic : 2 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.29 / 5