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From '' Nuts And Bolts ''
Label: Closer Records – CL 0014
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: France
Released: 1983
Tracklist
Richard's Side
A1 I've Got A Secret
A2 Flew A Falcon
A3 My Sin
A4 Five Years Old
A5 Lost Like Me
A6 Jacob's Ladder
James' Side
B1 Time Will Tell
B2 Dizzy
Written-By – Freddy Weller, Tommy Roe
B3 Angel In My Pocket
B4 Jamais
B5 No One Has To Know
Written-By – James Mastro (tracks: A1, B1, B3 to B5), Richard Barone (tracks: A1 to A6)
Art Direction, Design – Murray Brenman
Photography, Cover [Art] – Phil Marino
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Producer [With], Performer [With] – Mitch Easter
Producer, Performer [Performed By] – James Mastro, Richard Barone
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Passport Records, Inc.
Copyright © – Passport Records, Inc.
🎵 [SONG INFO]
"Dizzy" is a song originally recorded by Tommy Roe that became an international hit single in 1969. Instrumental backing was provided by the Los Angeles session musicians known as the Wrecking Crew.
Cowritten by Roe and Freddy Weller, "Dizzy" was a major hit on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in March 1969, number one for one week on the UK Singles Chart in June 1969 and number one in Canada in March 1969.
The song was later recorded by artists such as Boney M, Wreckless Eric and Billy J. Kramer.
A 1991 cover version by Vic Reeves and the Wonder Stuff reached number one in the UK.
The song has also been covered by Bob the Builder (voiced by Neil Morrisey) on the character's debut album in 2001 changing the lyrics to be about the character Dizzy.
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1969) / Peak position
Australia (Go-Set National Top 40) / 2
Canadian Singles Chart / 1
Ireland (IRMA) / 2
Norwegian VG-lista Singles Charts / 4
UK Singles Chart / 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 / 1
West Germany (GfK) / 4
All-time charts
Chart (1958–2018) / Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 / 427
Vic Reeves version
On October 14, 1991, a cover of "Dizzy" recorded by English comedian Vic Reeves and alternative-rock band the Wonder Stuff was released in the United Kingdom.
It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and remained there for two weeks.
It was a number three hit in Australia and also charted in Austria, Ireland and New Zealand.
This version added another key change to the 11 that already existed (from F major to G major).
The music video features Reeves and the band performing on stage with a row of washing machines and microwave ovens in the background instead of amplifiers. Reeves' comedy partner Bob Mortimer appears in the background with the Wonder Stuff's Miles Hunt playing a tambourine and singing backing vocals.
Reeves and the band, together with Mortimer, performed the song on BBC's Top of the Pops on October 24, 1991.
Charts
Chart (1991–1992) / Peak position
Australia (ARIA) / 3
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) / 14
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) / 6
Ireland (IRMA) / 2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) / 28
UK Singles (OCC) / 1
Year-end charts
Chart (1991) / Position
UK Singles (OCC) / 8
Chart (1992) / Position
Australia (ARIA) / 49
🔗 [LINKS]
Richard Barone
richardbarone.com/Home.html
richardbarone.bandcamp.com/music
music.apple.com/us/artist/richard-barone/4070650
facebook.com/RichardBaroneOfficial
instagram.com/RichardBarone
https://linktr.ee/richardbarone
James Mastro
jamesmastro.net
facebook.com/jamesmastro007
#richardbarone
#jamesmastro
#dizzy
#newwave
#powerpop
From '' Nuts And Bolts ''
Label: Closer Records – CL 0014
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: France
Released: 1983
Tracklist
Richard's Side
A1 I've Got A Secret
A2 Flew A Falcon
A3 My Sin
A4 Five Years Old
A5 Lost Like Me
A6 Jacob's Ladder
James' Side
B1 Time Will Tell
B2 Dizzy
Written-By – Freddy Weller, Tommy Roe
B3 Angel In My Pocket
B4 Jamais
B5 No One Has To Know
Written-By – James Mastro (tracks: A1, B1, B3 to B5), Richard Barone (tracks: A1 to A6)
Art Direction, Design – Murray Brenman
Photography, Cover [Art] – Phil Marino
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Producer [With], Performer [With] – Mitch Easter
Producer, Performer [Performed By] – James Mastro, Richard Barone
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Passport Records, Inc.
Copyright © – Passport Records, Inc.
🎵 [SONG INFO]
"Dizzy" is a song originally recorded by Tommy Roe that became an international hit single in 1969. Instrumental backing was provided by the Los Angeles session musicians known as the Wrecking Crew.
Cowritten by Roe and Freddy Weller, "Dizzy" was a major hit on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in March 1969, number one for one week on the UK Singles Chart in June 1969 and number one in Canada in March 1969.
The song was later recorded by artists such as Boney M, Wreckless Eric and Billy J. Kramer.
A 1991 cover version by Vic Reeves and the Wonder Stuff reached number one in the UK.
The song has also been covered by Bob the Builder (voiced by Neil Morrisey) on the character's debut album in 2001 changing the lyrics to be about the character Dizzy.
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1969) / Peak position
Australia (Go-Set National Top 40) / 2
Canadian Singles Chart / 1
Ireland (IRMA) / 2
Norwegian VG-lista Singles Charts / 4
UK Singles Chart / 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 / 1
West Germany (GfK) / 4
All-time charts
Chart (1958–2018) / Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 / 427
Vic Reeves version
On October 14, 1991, a cover of "Dizzy" recorded by English comedian Vic Reeves and alternative-rock band the Wonder Stuff was released in the United Kingdom.
It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and remained there for two weeks.
It was a number three hit in Australia and also charted in Austria, Ireland and New Zealand.
This version added another key change to the 11 that already existed (from F major to G major).
The music video features Reeves and the band performing on stage with a row of washing machines and microwave ovens in the background instead of amplifiers. Reeves' comedy partner Bob Mortimer appears in the background with the Wonder Stuff's Miles Hunt playing a tambourine and singing backing vocals.
Reeves and the band, together with Mortimer, performed the song on BBC's Top of the Pops on October 24, 1991.
Charts
Chart (1991–1992) / Peak position
Australia (ARIA) / 3
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) / 14
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) / 6
Ireland (IRMA) / 2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) / 28
UK Singles (OCC) / 1
Year-end charts
Chart (1991) / Position
UK Singles (OCC) / 8
Chart (1992) / Position
Australia (ARIA) / 49
🔗 [LINKS]
Richard Barone
richardbarone.com/Home.html
richardbarone.bandcamp.com/music
music.apple.com/us/artist/richard-barone/4070650
facebook.com/RichardBaroneOfficial
instagram.com/RichardBarone
https://linktr.ee/richardbarone
James Mastro
jamesmastro.net
facebook.com/jamesmastro007
#richardbarone
#jamesmastro
#dizzy
#newwave
#powerpop
