See My Baby Jive
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| "See My Baby Jive" | ||||
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| Single by Wizzard | ||||
| from the album Wizzard Brew | ||||
| B-side | "Bend Over Beethoven"[1] | |||
| Released | 6 April 1973[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Genre | Glam rock[2] | |||
| Length | 5:00 | |||
| Label | Harvest[1] | |||
| Songwriter | Roy Wood[1] | |||
| Producer | Roy Wood[1] | |||
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| Official Audio | ||||
| "See My Baby Jive" (2006 Remaster) on YouTube | ||||
"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] It also reached number one in the Irish IRMA chart[4] and number 5 in the German official singles chart. The song was a #12 hit nationally in Australia, reaching even higher in some regional charts.[5] It was the sixth best selling UK single in 1973.[6]
The single's label attributed backing vocals to "The Suedettes."[7]
ABBA later acknowledged its influence on their first major international hit "Waterloo" the following year.[8][9] A cover version by Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids was released in 1977.[10]
(Album credits) Source: [11]
- Roy Wood – vocal, electric and acoustic guitars, sitar, cello, bassoon, baritone saxophone, string bass, B-flat bass tuba, trombone, recorders, percussion
- Rick Price – bass guitar, vocals, percussion
- Bill Hunt – piano, harpsichord, French horn, trumpet, flugelhorn, tenor horn, bugle, euphonium, E flat tuba, little glass, backing vocals
- Hugh 'H' McDowell – cello and ARP synthesiser
- Nick Pentelow – tenor saxophone, clarinet and flute; bass backing vocals
- Mike Burney – alto, tenor, baritone & synthesized saxes, clarinet and flute
- Keith Smart – drums
- Charlie Grima – drums, congas, percussion