''Witchazel'' is the third studio album by English actor and comedian

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. It was originally released as a free download from his website on 11 March 2009, before being commercially released through

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on 7 March 2011.

Overview

Most instruments on the album are played by Berry, with fellow actor and comedian

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doing a

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impression (under the name "Paul Mcartney") while providing backing vocals on "Rain Came Down". According to Berry, the album is about "the terrors of the countryside".

In popular culture

The album's second track "Take My Hand" was used as the opening credits theme for Berry's comedy series ''

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'' (2012–2015) and the closing credits theme of the

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documentary series '' American Murder: Gabby Petito'' (2025). In the two weeks following the airing of ''American Murder'', the song was streamed in the U.S. over 579,000 times, representing a 1,505% increase in the song's streaming activity.https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/angie-stone-death-streams-sales-trending-up-1235920545/ Years before the song's release, an instrumental version was also used as a recurring motif in Berry's dark comedy series ''

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Overview

In popular culture

Track listing

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