| Amateur Hour | |||||
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| Amateur Hour cover
German 7" single
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| {{{Type}}} by Sparks | |||||
| Released | 1974 | ||||
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| Length | 3:37 | ||||
| Label | Island | ||||
| Producer | Muff Winwood | ||||
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"Amateur Hour" is a song by Sparks. It was released as the second single from their 1974 album Kimono My House. Bassist Martin Gordon was requested to replace his original bass part (recorded using a Rickenbacker 4001 bass) with a Fender Precision bass, belonging to his subsequent replacement in the band. [1]
A re-recording was produced in 1997 for the retrospective Plagiarism album. This new version was given a complete electronic synthpop overhaul and was performed with Erasure.
On 25 June 2009, the song "Amateur Hour" was featured in a stunt when UK magician and mentalist Mark Cairns predicted that radio personality George Lamb would choose the Sparks song, in a free choice from a list of 100 tracks that had been recently played on Lamb's BBC Radio 6 Music show.[2]
Track listing[edit | edit source]
- "Amateur Hour" — 3:37
- "Lost and Found" — 3:21
Personnel[edit | edit source]
- Russell Mael - vocals
- Ron Mael - keyboards
- Martin Gordon - bass
- Adrian Fisher - guitar
- Norman "Dinky" Diamond - drums
Chart positions[edit | edit source]
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.K. Singles Chart | 7 |
| German Singles Chart | 12 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 19 |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Kimono My House Sessions * Martin Gordon. Retrieved on October 9, 2016.
- ↑ BBC Radio 6 Music - George Lamb (2010-06-20). Retrieved on October 9, 2016.
