\"Amateur Hour\" is a song by American rock band Sparks. It was released as the second single, released by Island Records, from their third studio album Kimono My House (1974). Bassist Martin Gordon was requested to replace his original bass part with a Fender Precision Bass, belonging to his subsequent replacement in the band.

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\"Amateur Hour\" is a song by American rock band Sparks. It was released as the second single, released by Island Records, from their third studio album Kimono My House (1974). 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.\n

A re-recording was produced in 1997 for their 17th studio album Plagiarism. This new version was given a complete electronic synth-pop overhaul and was performed with English duo Erasure.\n

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.\n

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Track listing

\"Amateur Hour\" – 3:37

\"Lost and Found\" – 3:21

Personnel

Sparks\n

Russell Mael – vocals
Ron Mael – keyboards
Martin Gordon – bass guitar
Adrian Fisher – guitar
Norman \"Dinky\" Diamond – drums

Chart positions

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References

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External links

\"Amateur Hour\" at Discogs (list of releases)

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Amateur Hour

Broadcast History