"Ball Park Incident" is a 1972 song by the British glam rock band Wizzard. released.
| "Ball Park Incident" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Wizzard | ||||
| B-side | "The Carlsberg Special (Piano's Demolished Phone 021 373 4472)" | |||
| Released | November 1972[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1972 | |||
| Genre | Glam rock | |||
| Length | 3:42 | |||
| Label | Harvest[1] | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Roy Wood[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Roy Wood[1] | |||
| Wizzard singles chronology | ||||
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| Official Audio | ||||
| "Ball Park Incident" (2006 remaster on YouTube | ||||
Written and produced by Roy Wood, "Ball Park Incident" was the debut single by Wood's band and was released in November 1972 on the Harvest label. It reached number six on the UK singles chart. The record was in the Top 40 for ten weeks and remained at number six for three weeks in January 1973. The single also reached number one on the Dutch Top 40.
The band appeared with the song, in mimed performances, on BBC's Top of the Pops on 14 and 21 December 1972 and then again on 4, 11 and 25 January 1973. All but the last performance have been wiped.[2]
The song appears as a bonus track on the 2006 reissue of Wizzard's debut album Wizzard Brew.[3]
Personnel
edit- Roy Wood – vocal, electric and acoustic guitars, sitar, cello, bassoon, baritone saxophone, string bass, B-flat bass tuba, trombone, recorders, percussion
- Rick Price – bass guitar, vocals, percussion
- Bill Hunt – piano, harpsichord, French horn, trumpet, flugelhorn, tenor horn, bugle, euphonium, E flat tuba, little glass, backing vocals
- Hugh 'H' McDowell – cello and ARP synthesiser
- Nick Pentelow – tenor saxophone, clarinet and flute; bass backing vocals
- Mike Burney – alto, tenor, baritone & synthesized saxes, clarinet and flute
- Keith Smart – drums
- Charlie Grima – drums, congas, percussion[4]
Chart history
edit| Chart (1973) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart | 6[5][6] |
| Irish Singles Chart | 8[7] |
| Dutch Top 40 | 1[8] |
| UK singles chart | 6[9] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Wizzard : Ball Park Incident". Discogs.com. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ Brazier, Callum. "Wizzard". Top of the Pops Archive.
- ^ "Wizzard (2) – Wizzard Brew". Discogs.
- ^ "Wizzard Brew - Wizzard". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "5AD Official Top 40 - 30 March 1973 - Adelaide SA Australia". Rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "70s Playlist". www.vivme.co.uk.
- ^ "Irish Singles Charts 1973-1975". Ukmix.org. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Dutch Chartsl". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "BALL PARK INCIDENT". Official Charts. 9 December 1972. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
External links
edit- Song lyrics at 10538overture.dk
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