Wizzard
Wizzard | |
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 Wizzard in May 1974 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England |
| Genres | Glam rock, art rock, rock and roll, jazz rock |
| Years active | 1972–1975 |
| Labels | Jet, EMI, United Artists, Warner Bros., Edsel |
| Spinoffs | Wizzo Band, Violinski |
| Spinoff of | |
| Past member(s) |
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Wizzard were an English rock band formed by Roy Wood, who was previously a co-founding member of The Move and the Electric Light Orchestra. They are most famous for their 1973 Christmas single "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday", which peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart. They also achieved two number one singles in the UK with "See My Baby Jive" and "Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad)".
Personnel
[change | change source]- Roy Wood - vocals, guitars, saxophone, woodwinds, strings, keyboards, percussion (1972–1975)
- Mike Burney - saxophone, clarinet, flute (1972–1975; died 2014)
- Charlie Grima - drums, percussion, vocals (1972–1975)
- Bill Hunt - keyboards, French horn (1972–1973)
- Hugh McDowell - cello, synthesisers (1972–1973; died 2018)
- Nick Pentelow - saxophone, clarinet, flute (1972–1975)
- Rick Price - bass, vocals (1972–1975; died 2022)
- Keith Smart - drums (1972–1975; died 2025)
- Bob Brady - keyboards, vocals (1974–1975)
Timeline
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Discography
[change | change source]Studio albums
[change | change source]| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||
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| UK [1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wizzard Brew |
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25 | |||||||||||||||||
| Introducing Eddy and the Falcons |
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19 |
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| Main Street |
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— | |||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
[change | change source]| Title | Details |
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| See My Baby Jive |
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| The Best of Roy Wood and Wizzard |
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| Look Thru' the Eyes of Roy Wood & Wizzard - Hits & Rarities, Brilliance & Charm... (1974-1987) |
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Singles
[change | change source]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
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| UK [1] |
AUT [2] |
BEL (Fl) [3] |
BEL (Wa) [4] |
GER [5] |
IRE [6] |
NL [7] |
NOR [8] | ||||||||||||
| "Ball Park Incident" | 1972 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 8 | —[A] | — | Wizzard Brew[B] | |||||||||
| "See My Baby Jive"[C] | 1973 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 |
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| "Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad)"[D] | 1 | — | — | 50 | 22 | 7 | — | — |
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| "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday"[E] | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | —[F] | — |
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| "Rock 'n' Roll Winter (Loony's Tune)" | 1974 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | Introducing Eddy and the Falcons[G] | |||||||||
| "This Is The Story Of My Love (Baby)" | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Are You Ready to Rock" | 8 | — | — | 49 | — | 10 | —[H] | — | |||||||||||
| "Rattlesnake Roll" | 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Look Thru' the Eyes of Roy Wood & Wizzard - Hits & Rarities, Brilliance & Charm... (1974-1987) | |||||||||
| "Indiana Rainbow"[I] | 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Main Street | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
"I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" re-issue and re-entry positions
[change | change source]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||||||
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| UK [1] |
IRE [1][12] | ||||||||||||||||||
| "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (re-recording)[J] | 1981 | 41 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday"[K] | 1984 | 86 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (re-issue)[L] | 23 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (re-entry)[M] | 2007 | 16 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | 31 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | 45 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | 46 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | 28 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | 29 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 31 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | 35 | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | 27 | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 23 | 46 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 15 | 29 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 12 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 10 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 12 | 44 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 15 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 19 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 25 | 32 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 22 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 24 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ "Ball Park Incident" did not enter the Dutch Single Top 100, but peaked at number one on the Single Tip chart.[9]
- ↑ "Ball Park Incident", "See My Baby Jive", "Angel Fingers" and "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" feature on the 2006 reissue as a bonus tracks.
- ↑ vocal backing by The Suedettes
- ↑ vocal backing:The Suedettes and the Bleach Boys
- ↑ Wizzard featuring vocal backing by The Suedettes plus The Stockland Green Bilateral School First Year Choir with additional noises by Miss Snob and Class 3C
- ↑ "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" did not enter the Dutch Single Top 100, but peaked at number four on the Single Tip chart.[10]
- ↑ "Rock 'n' Roll Winter (Loony's Tune)" and "Are You Ready to Rock" feature on the 1999 reissue as a bonus tracks.
- ↑ "Are You Ready to Rock" did not enter the Dutch Single Top 100, but peaked at number ten on the Single Tip chart.[11]
- ↑ credited to Roy Wood's Wizzard
- ↑ This is the new version with children from Kempsey Primary School, but released on Harvest Records with the same catalogue number as the original.
- ↑ Credited by the Official Charts Company as Roy Wood and Wizzard.
- ↑ Re-entry of re-issue with 12" re-recording.
- ↑ In the digital era of downloads and streaming, the record is credited simply to Wizzard, with the rights holder being EMI Records.
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 3 4 "Wizard | full Official Chart History". officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Discographie Wizzard". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Discografie Wizzard". ultratop.be/nl. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Discographie Wizzard". ultratop.be/fr. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Discographie von Wizzard". offiziellecharts.de. GfK Entertainment.
- ↑ Peak chart positions in Ireland:
- For "Ball Park Incident", "See My Baby Jive", "Angel Fingers", "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday", "Rock 'n' Roll Winter (Loony's Tune)": "Irish Singles Charts 1973-1975 (Page 1)". ukmix.org.
- For "Are You Ready to Rock": "Irish Singles Charts 1973-1975 (Page 2)". ukmix.org.
- ↑ "Discografie Wizzard". dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Discography Wizzard". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Wizzard - Ball Park Incident". dutchcharts.nl. Dutch Single Top 100.
- ↑ "Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday". dutchcharts.nl. Dutch Single Top 100.
- ↑ "Wizzard - Are You Ready To Rock?". dutchcharts.nl. Dutch Single Top 100.
- ↑ "IRMA – Irish Charts". www.irma.ie.
