This is the discography of the British a cappella vocal group the Flying Pickets.
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 + Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications Singers UK AUT BEL GER SWE Lost Boys Released: 1984 Label: Virgin 11 — — 44 19 UK: SilverRick 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 Released: 1994 Label: Warner Music Group — — — — —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 Only Human Released: 2018 Label: The Company Presents — — — — —Chris Brooker, Andy Laycock, Simon Foster, Martin George, Henrik Wager
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 Live at the Albany Empire Released: 1982 Label: AVM 48 UK: Silver 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 Freudiana (1990) 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 AUT BEL CAN GER IRE NED NZ SWE SWI 1983 "Only You" 1 3 3 17 1 1 5 9 3 2 UK: Gold 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 — — — — — — — — —rowspan="3" "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 Warning1994"Under the Bridge" 80 — — — — — — — — —The Original Flying Pickets: Volume 1 "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
References
External links Official website of the Flying Pickets Andrea Figallo's website Michael Henry's website
Hereward Kaye's website