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".

The Flying Pickets have had very limited commercial success since their breakthrough hit, but continue to release various compilation albums globally up to present day.

Albums

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

Live albums
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

    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
    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.

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