The Flying Pickets discography

This is the discography of the British a cappella vocal group the Flying Pickets.

The Flying Pickets discography
Studio albums12
Live albums3
Compilation albums2
Singles10

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

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications Singers
UK
[1]
AUT
[2]
BEL
[3]
GER
[4]
SWE
[5]
Lost Boys 11 44 19 Rick Lloyd, David Brett, Ken Gregson, Brian Hibbard, Red Stripe, Gareth Wiliams
Waiting for Trains
  • Released: 1987
Rick Lloyd, David Brett, Ken Gregson, Gary Howard, Hereward Kaye, Gareth Wiliams
At Work
  • Released: 1989
Rick Lloyd, David Brett, Ken Gregson, Gary Howard, Hereward Kaye, Gareth Wiliams
Blue Money
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Hey-U
17 Nick Godfrey, David Brett, Lex Lewis, Gary Howard, Hereward Kaye, Gareth Wiliams
The Warning
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: PMF
Nick Godfrey, Ricky Paine, Michael Henry, Gary Howard, Hereward Kaye
The Original Flying Pickets: Volume 1 David Brett, Ken Gregson, Brian Hibbard, Red Stripe, Gareth Wiliams
Politics of Need
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Alora Music
Henrik Wager, Hamlet Edwards, Paul Kissaun, Gary Howard, Hereward Kaye
Vox Pop
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Alora Music
49 Henrik Wager, Fraser Collins, Paul Kissaun, Gary Howard, Hereward Kaye
Everyday
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: In-Akustik
Michael Henry, Andrea Figallo, Andy Laycock, Simon Foster, Dylan Foster
Big Mouth
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: In-Akustik
Michael Henry, Andrea Figallo, Andy Laycock, Simon Foster, Damion Scarcella
Only Yule
  • Released: 2010
  • Label: In-Akustik
Michael Henry, Andrea Figallo, Andy Laycock, Simon Foster, Damion Scarcella
Strike Again
  • Released: 2015
  • Label: The Company Presents
Michael Henry, Chris Brooker, Andy Laycock, Simon Foster, Martin George

Compilation albums

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Title Album details
Only You: The Best of The Flying Pickets
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Virgin VIP

Live albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications Singers
UK
[1]
Live at the Albany Empire
  • Released: 1982
  • Label: AVM
48
Live
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: Virgin EMI
Next Generation: Live in Hamburg
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: FP Records
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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "UK Albums". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Austrian Albums". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Belgian Albums". ultratop.be. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  4. ^ "German Albums". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Swedish Albums". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  6. ^ a b "BPI Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  7. ^ "UK Singles". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Austrian Singles". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Belgian Singles". ultratop.be. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Canadian Singles". RPM Magazine. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  11. ^ "German Singles". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  12. ^ "Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  13. ^ "Netherlands Singles". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  14. ^ "New Zealand Singles". charts.nz. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  15. ^ "Swedish Singles". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  16. ^ "Swiss Singles". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  17. ^ "UK Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
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