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Fans (album)

Fans
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Studio album by Malcolm McLaren
Released 1984
Recorded 1984, Syncro Studio, Boston; Unique Studios and The Hit Factory, New York City
Genre Dance music
Contemporary R&B
Opera
Length 30:05
Label UK Charisma Records
MMLP 2
USA Island/Atco/Atlantic Records
91242
Producer Robby Kilgore
Stephen Hague
Malcolm McLaren
Malcolm McLaren chronology
Duck Rock
(1983)		 Fans
(Oct 1984)		 Swamp Thing
(1985)
Singles from Fans
  1. "Madam Butterfly (Un bel dì vedremo)"
    Released: Aug 1984
  2. "Carmen (L'Oiseau Rebelle)"
    Released: Jan 1985
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Fans is a 1984 album by Malcolm McLaren. It was a successful attempt at fusing opera with 1980s R&B and contains adaptations of pieces from famous operas such as Madama Butterfly and Carmen. The opera recordings were made at the Unitarian Church, Belmont, Massachusetts by Stephen Hague and Walter Turbitt.



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