"Wide Eyed and Legless" is a song written and performed by

Andy Fairweather Low Andrew Fairweather Low (born 2 August 1948) is a Welsh guitarist and singer. He was a founding member and lead singer of 1960s pop band Amen Corner, and in recent years has toured extensively with Roger Waters, Eric Clapton and Bill Wyman's R ...

in 1975. The track peaked at No. 6 in the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

in December that year. It had originally been published on Fairweather Low's album, ''

La Booga Rooga ''La Booga Rooga'' was the second solo album by Andy Fairweather Low, and was released by A&M Records in 1975. It was Fairweather Low's most successful album, with an eclectic musical styling. The opening track was a cover of Clarence Willia ...

'', which was released earlier the same year. The track was produced by

Glyn Johns Glyn Thomas Johns (born 15 February 1942) is an English musician, recording engineer and record producer. Biography Early history Johns was born in Epsom, Surrey, England. He had three siblings, two older sisters and a younger brother, Andy ...

. In Australia, the track was issued with "Halfway to Everything" (another track from ''La Booga Rooga'') on the B-side. ''Wide Eyed and Legless: 1970-1997'' was the title of a compilation album issued by Fairweather Low in 2004.

Personnel

*Andy Fairweather Low – vocals, high string guitar *

Bernie Leadon Bernie Leadon (pronounced ''led-un''; born July 19, 1947) is an American singer, musician, songwriter and founding member of the Eagles, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. Prior to the Eagles, he was a member ...

– acoustic guitar * B. J. Cole – pedal steel guitar (phased) *

John Bundrick John Douglas "Rabbit" Bundrick (born November 21, 1948 in Houston, Texas) is an American–English rock keyboardist. He is best known for his work with The Who and associations with others including Eric Burdon, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Rog ...

- electric piano (phased) * John David – bass guitar * Bruce Rowland – drums *Brian Rogers – string arrangement *

–

cabasa The cabasa, similar to the shekere, is a percussion instrument that is constructed with loops of steel ball chain wrapped around a wooden cylinder. The cylinder is fixed to a long, wooden or plastic handle. The metal cabasa was created by Mart ...

, engineering and production The track was a 1975 copyright to Rondor Music London Ltd

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