The Flying Pickets discography

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The Flying Pickets discography
Studio albums12
Live albums3
Compilation albums2
Singles10

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

Contents

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

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications Singers
UK
[1]
AUT
[2]
BEL
[3]
GER
[4]
SWE
[5]
Lost Boys114419Rick 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
17Nick 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 1David 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
49Henrik 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

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

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications Singers
UK
[1]
Live at the Albany Empire
  • Released: 1982
  • Label: AVM
48
  • UK: Silver [6]
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

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

YearTitlePeak 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"13317115932 Lost Boys
1984"When You're Young and in Love"75
"So Close"88
"Who's That Girl?"71
1985"Only the Lonely"79Non-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.

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