Wide Eyed and Legless

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"Wide Eyed and Legless"
Single by Andy Fairweather Low
from the album La Booga Rooga
B-side "Grease It Up"
Released November 1975
Genre Pop rock
Length4:00
Label A&M Records AMS 7202
Songwriter(s) Andy Fairweather Low
Producer(s) Glyn Johns
Andy Fairweather Low singles chronology
"La Booga Rooga"
(1975)
"Wide Eyed and Legless"
(1975)
"Champagne Melody"
(1975)

"Wide Eyed and Legless" is a song written and performed by Andy Fairweather Low in 1975. [1] [2] The track peaked at No. 6 in the UK Singles Chart in December that year. [3] [4] It had originally been published on Fairweather Low's album, La Booga Rooga , which was released earlier the same year. [5] The track was produced by Glyn Johns. [6]

Contents

In Australia, the track was issued with "Halfway To Everything" (another track from La Booga Rooga) on the B-side. [7]

Wide Eyed and Legless: 1970-1997 was the title of a compilation album issued by Fairweather Low in 2004. [8]

Personnel

The track was a 1975 copyright to Rondor Music London Ltd

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References

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  2. "Record Reviews, Streaming Songs, Genres & Bands". AllMusic . Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  3. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 192. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  4. "ANDY FAIRWEATHER-LOW | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  5. William Ruhlmann. "La Booga Rooga - Andy Fairweather Low | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  6. 1 2 La Booga Rooga (record sleeve). UK: A&M Records. 1975.
  7. "Andy Fairweather Low - Wide Eyed And Legless / Halfway To Everything - A&M - Australia - K-6255". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  8. "Wide Eyed and Legless: 1970-1997 - Andy Fairweather Low | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2004-08-03. Retrieved 2017-03-04.