Ball Park Incident

{{Infobox song

| name = Ball Park Incident

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Wizzard

| album =

| B-side = The Carlsberg Special (Piano's Demolished Phone 021 373 4472)

| released = November 1972{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1289969-Wizzard-Ball-Park-Incident|title=Wizzard: Ball Park Incident|website=Discogs.com|access-date=14 September 2024}}

| recorded = 1972

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Glam rock

| length = 3:42

| label = Harvest

| writer = Roy Wood

| producer = Roy Wood

| next_title = See My Baby Jive

| next_year = 1973

| misc = {{External music video|header=Official Audio|{{YouTube|Tp0PrMBkh_w|"Ball Park Incident" (2006 remaster}}}}

}}

"Ball Park Incident" is a song by Roy Wood. A version, produced by Wood, was recorded in 1972 by his glam rock band Wizzard and released that November as their debut single, on the Harvest label. It was in the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart for ten weeks, and stood at its highest position of number six for three weeks in January 1973. The single also reached number one on the Dutch Top 40.

The band mimed performances of the song on BBC TV's Top of the Pops on 14 and 21 December 1972, and then again on 4, 11 and 25 January 1973. The recordings of all but the last of these performances have been wiped.{{cite web |last=Brazier |first=Callum |title=Wizzard |url=https://totparchive.co.uk/artist.php?name=wizzard |website=Top of the Pops Archive}}

"Ball Park Incident" appears as a bonus track on the 2006 reissue of Wizzard's debut album Wizzard Brew.{{cite web |title=Wizzard (2) – Wizzard Brew |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3100341-Wizzard-Wizzard-Brew |website=Discogs}}

Personnel

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{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/wizzard-brew-mw0000553136/credits|title=Wizzard Brew – Wizzard|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=14 September 2024}}

Chart history

class="wikitable sortable"
align="left"\|Chart (1973) !align="left"\|Position
align="left"\|Australian Singles Chart \| style="text-align:center;"\|6{{cite web\|url=https://rateyourmusic.com/list/ss517/5ad-official-top-40-30-march-1973-adelaide-sa-australia/\|title=5AD Official Top 40 – 30 March 1973 – Adelaide SA Australia\|website=Rateyourmusic.com\|access-date=14 September 2024}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.vivme.co.uk/music/1970s.html\|title=70s Playlist\|website=www.vivme.co.uk}}
align="left"\|Irish Singles Chart \| style="text-align:center;"\|8{{cite web\|url=https://www.ukmix.org/forum/chart-discussion/chart-analysis/90578-irish-singles-charts-1973-1975\|title=Irish Singles Charts 1973-1975\|website=Ukmix.org\|access-date=14 September 2024}}
align="left"\|Dutch Top 40 \| style="text-align:center;"\|1{{cite web\|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/weekchart.asp?cat=st&year=1973&date=19730203\|title=Dutch Chartsl\|website=Dutchcharts.nl\|access-date=14 September 2024}}
align="left"\|UK Singles Chart \| style="text-align:center;"\|6{{cite web \|title=BALL PARK INCIDENT \|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/wizzard-ball-park-incident/\|website=Official Charts \|date=9 December 1972 \|access-date=14 September 2024}}

class="wikitable sortable"

align="left"|Chart (1973)

!align="left"|Position

align="left"|Australian Singles Chart

| style="text-align:center;"|6{{cite web|url=https://rateyourmusic.com/list/ss517/5ad-official-top-40-30-march-1973-adelaide-sa-australia/|title=5AD Official Top 40 – 30 March 1973 – Adelaide SA Australia|website=Rateyourmusic.com|access-date=14 September 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vivme.co.uk/music/1970s.html|title=70s Playlist|website=www.vivme.co.uk}}

align="left"|Irish Singles Chart

| style="text-align:center;"|8{{cite web|url=https://www.ukmix.org/forum/chart-discussion/chart-analysis/90578-irish-singles-charts-1973-1975|title=Irish Singles Charts 1973-1975|website=Ukmix.org|access-date=14 September 2024}}

align="left"|Dutch Top 40

| style="text-align:center;"|1{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/weekchart.asp?cat=st&year=1973&date=19730203|title=Dutch Chartsl|website=Dutchcharts.nl|access-date=14 September 2024}}

align="left"|UK Singles Chart

| style="text-align:center;"|6{{cite web |title=BALL PARK INCIDENT |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/wizzard-ball-park-incident/|website=Official Charts |date=9 December 1972 |access-date=14 September 2024}}

References

External links

[https://www.10538overture.dk/Related%20bands/Wizzard/Lyrics/wizzard_lyrics_ball_park_incident.html Song lyrics] at 10538overture.dk

Category:1972 songs

Category:1972 singles

Category:Song recordings produced by Roy Wood

Category:Songs written by Roy Wood

Category:Wizzard songs

Category:Song recordings with Wall of Sound arrangements