Anyway (studio album)
by Family (UK)
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Family (UK) bestography
Anyway is ranked 3rd best out of 11 albums by Family (UK) on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Family (UK) is Music In A Doll's House which is ranked number 3986 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 361.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Anyway track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Anyway rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | fabm0 | List 1970 | 83/100 | - |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 94/100 | 0 |
| 2025 |  Igtonumama | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 99/100 | 0 |
| 2024 | TonyF12345 | Top 61 Music Albums of 1970 | 49/61 | 1 |
| 2024 | ghmusicfan | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 2/40 | 81 |
| 2024 | Steppenwolf666 | 1970 2ND 100 | 74/100 | - |
| 2021 | vruslov | Top 93 Music Albums of 1970 | 73/93 | 1 |
| 2021 | Rovers | Top 81 Music Albums of 1970 | 54/81 | 2 |
| 2020 | hahol | Top 92 Music Albums of 1970 | 39/92 | 3 |
| 2016 | iancrockert141 | Top 100 U.K. Underground Rock Albums | 77/100 | - |
| 2015 |  NoisyBeast | More Albums of the 1970s ~ Part III | 45/100 | - |
| 2011 | Rochy Road | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 19/40 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 88 | |||
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Anyway ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 11/14/2025 09:00 | dukeboxkool | 1,982 | 72/100 |
| ! | 08/04/2025 09:12 | Igtonumama | 10,790 | 63/100 |
| ! | 12/12/2024 14:06 | Philly28 | 879 | 69/100 |
| ! | 04/14/2024 17:10 | ghmusicfan | 5 | 100/100 |
| ! | 09/26/2023 11:24 | fabm0 | 6,506 | 59/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.0/100, a mean average of 71.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.3.
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"Anyway" was the Family's second album released in 1970. Despite the departure of two original members in 1969, "A Song For Me", the group's first album in 1970, was both a commercial and an artistic success. In addition, the group had a nice single-hit with the excellent single "No Mule's Fool".
The group thought that more of their numbers had not come out quite right as studio recordings, and they found it a good idea to release a live album. "Anyway" came out as as only half a live album:one side of the original album consisted of four brand new tracks, recorded live, and the other consisted of four new studio tracks.
From the live-side "Good News, Bad News" shows group from the most heavy side. It's a rather long track which borrows elements from the great "Weaver's Answer" from "Family Entertainment".
"Willow Tree" is more subdued, a number that could almost be described as a jazz ballad.
"Holding the Compass" is the live side's absolute peak. A folk-inspired song that has a great guitar hook and a very catchy melody. The number was for a long time a part of the group's live repertoire. Pity that this fine number was never released in a studio version. This happened with the last track on the live-side. The dramatic "Strange Band" was even released as a single.
On the studio side the group's shows its blues roots on the track "Part of the Load" which could have been a number by Free from the Paul Kossoff period.
The acoustic title track is evocative, but not as catchy as the group's subdued numbers often were.
"Norman" is a comprehensive instrumental with elements from many genres.
The album ends with another of the group's finest songs. "Lives and Ladies' contains much of the best of what the group stood for. Fine tune, strong vocals and fine musicianship.
The album is expanded with three live recordings from the same period.
"Strange Band" in an alt version and both "Part of the Load" and "Lives and Ladies" are included in the fine live versions.
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