"Marvellous!" is a single by

The Twelfth Man The Twelfth Man (also known as The 12th Man) is the name for a series of comedy productions by Australian satirist Billy Birmingham. Birmingham, a skilled impersonator, is generally known for parodying Australian sports commentators' voices. ...

, a series of comedy productions by skilled impersonator

Billy Birmingham Billy Birmingham (born 1953) is an Australian humorist, humourist and sometime sports journalist, most noted for his parodies of Australian cricket commentary in recordings under The Twelfth Man name. Early career He wrote the pun-laden comedy ...

. The single peaked at No. 1 on the Australian

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in April 1992. In response to the single's release,

Richie Benaud Richard Benaud (; 6 October 1930 – 10 April 2015) was an Australian cricketer who, after his retirement from international cricket in 1964, became a highly regarded commentator on the game. Benaud was a Test cricket all-rounder, blending ...

tried replacing his titular catchphrase, which the song is themed around with "glorious!". However, this did not stop it from reaching number one. Birmingham later re-recorded the track for his 2006 album

Boned! ''Boned!'' is the seventh and final album released by The Twelfth Man. ''Boned!'' was released on 2 December 2006 it reached number one on the ARIA Album Charts for one week in December 2006. The album's title ''Boned!'' comes from the press re ...

Track listing

CD single (EMI – 4360152) # "Marvellous!" – 6:23 # "Marvellous!" (karaoke instrumental mix) – 6:21

Personnel

The personnel for the backing vocals, credited as The

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Choir, are listed in the style of the batting lineup of a cricket team. In order of listing on the album sleeve: * J.D. Barnes * G.L. Bidstrup * A. P. Brock * M.J.D. Callaghan * D.I. Esel * J.P. Farnham * D.L. Froggatt (Vice Capt.) * J.C. Neill * G.B. Shorrock * D.A.J. Steel * W.R. Birmingham (12th Man, Capt.) Lead vocals were by Birmingham, credited as "M.C.G. Hammer", a

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and

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. " D.I. Esel" also played guitar on the track.

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References

1992 songs 1993 singles EMI Records singles Number-one singles in Australia {{1990s-single-stub