This is the discography of the British a cappella vocal group the Flying Pickets.
| The Flying Pickets discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 12 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Singles | 10 |
The group had a Christmas number one hit in 1983 in the UK Singles Chart with their cover of Yazoo's track "Only You".
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Singers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUT [2] |
BEL [3] |
GER [4] |
SWE [5] | ||||
| Lost Boys |
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11 | — | — | 44 | 19 | Rick Lloyd, David Brett, Ken Gregson, Brian Hibbard, Red Stripe, Gareth Wiliams | |
| Waiting for Trains |
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— | — | — | — | — | Rick Lloyd, David Brett, Ken Gregson, Gary Howard, Hereward Kaye, Gareth Wiliams | |
| At Work |
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— | — | — | — | — | Rick Lloyd, David Brett, Ken Gregson, Gary Howard, Hereward Kaye, Gareth Wiliams | |
| Blue Money |
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— | 17 | — | — | — | Nick Godfrey, David Brett, Lex Lewis, Gary Howard, Hereward Kaye, Gareth Wiliams | |
| The Warning |
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— | — | — | — | — | Nick Godfrey, Ricky Paine, Michael Henry, Gary Howard, Hereward Kaye | |
| The Original Flying Pickets: Volume 1 |
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— | — | — | — | — | David Brett, Ken Gregson, Brian Hibbard, Red Stripe, Gareth Wiliams | |
| Politics of Need |
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— | — | — | — | — | Henrik Wager, Hamlet Edwards, Paul Kissaun, Gary Howard, Hereward Kaye | |
| Vox Pop |
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— | — | 49 | — | — | Henrik Wager, Fraser Collins, Paul Kissaun, Gary Howard, Hereward Kaye | |
| Everyday |
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— | — | — | — | — | Michael Henry, Andrea Figallo, Andy Laycock, Simon Foster, Dylan Foster | |
| Big Mouth |
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— | — | — | — | — | Michael Henry, Andrea Figallo, Andy Laycock, Simon Foster, Damion Scarcella | |
| Only Yule |
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— | — | — | — | — | Michael Henry, Andrea Figallo, Andy Laycock, Simon Foster, Damion Scarcella | |
| Strike Again |
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— | — | — | — | — | Michael Henry, Chris Brooker, Andy Laycock, Simon Foster, Martin George | |
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Only You: The Best of The Flying Pickets |
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Live albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Singers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Live at the Albany Empire |
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| Live |
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| Next Generation: Live in Hamburg |
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— | Michael Henry, Dylan Foster, Andy Laycock, Henrik Wager, Andrea Figallo | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Other albums featuring The Flying Pickets
edit- Freudiana (1990)
The last Alan Parsons Project album, which was released simply as a solo album by Eric Woolfson. It was soon after adapted into Woolfson's first musical of the same name.
The Flying Pickets sing all the vocals on two tracks, (6) "Funny You Should Say That" and (8) "Far Away From Home."
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [7] |
AUT [8] |
BEL [9] |
CAN [10] |
GER [11] |
IRE [12] |
NED [13] |
NZ [14] |
SWE [15] |
SWI [16] | |||||
| 1983 | "Only You" | 1 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | Lost Boys | ||
| 1984 | "When You're Young and in Love" | 7 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "So Close" | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Who's That Girl?" | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1985 | "Only the Lonely" | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Sealed with a Kiss" | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1986 | "Take My Breath Away" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1987 | "Porterhouse Blue" | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1991 | "Englishman in New York"/"Purple Rain" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blue Money | ||
| 1992 | "Tainted Love"/"The Warning" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Warning | ||
| 1994 | "Under the Bridge" | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Original Flying Pickets: Volume 1 | ||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "UK Albums". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Austrian Albums". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Belgian Albums". ultratop.be. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "German Albums". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Swedish Albums". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ a b "BPI Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "UK Singles". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Austrian Singles". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Belgian Singles". ultratop.be. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Canadian Singles". RPM Magazine. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "German Singles". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Netherlands Singles". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Singles". charts.nz. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Swedish Singles". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Swiss Singles". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "UK Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 June 2016.