Fans (album)

Fans is the second album by Malcolm McLaren, released in 1984. It was an 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.

Singles
Two singles were released from the album: "Madame Butterfly (un bel dì vedremo)" peaked at number 13 in the UK Singles Chart and "Carmen (L'Oiseau Rebelle)" reached number 79.

More tracks

 * 1) "Madam Butterfly (On-The-Fly Mix)"
 * 2) "Madam Butterfly (Ocean Mix)"
 * 3) "Carmen (Instrumental Remix)"
 * 4) "Death of Butterfly (Instrumental)"

Personnel

 * Timothy McFarland – conductor and operatic coordinator
 * Malcolm McLaren – production
 * Robbie Kilgore – production
 * Mike Finleyson – engineering
 * Tom Lord-Alge – engineering
 * Jeff Neiblum – assistant engineering
 * John Davenport – associate engineering
 * Bradshaw Leigh – mixing
 * Nick Egan – cover design
 * Robert Erdman – photography
 * Bob Green – "Butterfly Ball" photography