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"See My Baby Jive" is a 1973 song by the British glam rock band Wizzard. Written and produced by Roy Wood , "See My Baby Jive" was the second single by Wood's band and their first to reach number one in the UK singles chart , spending four weeks at the top of the chart during May and June 1973. [ 3 ]
Their biggest hit was with their second single. "See My Baby Jive", Wood's faithful and affectionate tribute to the Phil Spector-generated 'Wall of Sound', made No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart for four weeks. [8] It sold over one million copies globally, and was awarded gold disc status. [9]
"See My Baby Jive" 1973 Single Wizzard "Ships in the Night" 1987 Starting Up: Solo "Sing Out the Old (Bring in the New)" 1980 Single Solo "Sneakin'" 1977 Super Active Wizzo: Wizzo Band "The Song" 1975 Mustard: Solo "Songs of Praise" 1973 Boulders: Solo "Starting Up" 1987 Starting Up: Solo "The Stroll" 1977 Single Wizzo Band "Take My Hand" 1975 ...
He joined up again with Roy Wood in the latter's new band, Wizzard, with whom he had two British number one hit singles, "See My Baby Jive" and "Angel Fingers", as well as the No. 4 Christmas classic "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (all 1973). [5]
2 Discography. Toggle Discography subsection. 2.1 Singles. 3 References. ... In 1977, the band released a cover version of Wizzard's "See My Baby Jive" written by Roy ...
Wizzo Band were an English jazz rock band formed by Roy Wood after Wizzard split in 1975, fulfilling his ambitions to create an ensemble that was more jazz-orientated than rock or pop.
In 1986, Doctor and the Medics covered the song, reaching number 45 in the UK charts; Roy Wood, the lead singer and writer of "See My Baby Jive" performed saxophone and backing vocals. [77] In 2018, Cher covered the song on her ABBA covers album Dancing Queen.
Harvest Records was created by EMI in 1969 to market progressive rock music, [1] and to compete with Philips' Vertigo and Decca's Deram labels, and the independent Island label. . Harvest was initially under the direction of Malcolm Jones, [1] and was distributed in North America by EMI's US affiliate, Capitol Reco