Fancy was written by singer-songwriter, Bobbie Gentry, in 1969. It became her second biggest solo hit after her monster #1 Ode to Billie Joe. Fancy, released in Oct 1969, went #8 a.c,#31 pop, #26 country and #65 r&b for Bobbie. It spent four solid months on the pop hot 100 and earned Bobbie a grammy nomination and Academy of Country Music nod for top female vocalist. In Canada, the song went #26 pop,1 country and #8 a.c. It would end up selling 1 million copies in North America. Bobbie stated in 1974: "Fancy is my strongest statement for womens lib". It was an unapologtic look at the female condition and the reality many of the working poor faced.
Fancy was written by singer-songwriter, Bobbie Gentry, in 1969. It became her second biggest solo hit after her monster #1 Ode to Billie Joe. Fancy, released in Oct 1969, went #8 a.c,#31 pop, #26 country and #65 r&b for Bobbie. It spent four solid months on the pop hot 100 and earned Bobbie a grammy nomination and Academy of Country Music nod for top female vocalist. In Canada, the song went #26 pop,1 country and #8 a.c. It would end up selling 1 million copies in North America. Bobbie stated in 1974: "Fancy is my strongest statement for womens lib". It was an unapologtic look at the female condition and the reality many of the working poor faced.