Hole in My Shoe

"Hole in My Shoe" is a song by English rock band Traffic featuring a spoken-word midsection by Chris Blackwell's stepdaughter, Francine Heimann, in which she tells a little story about a giant albatross. It was released as a single in 1967 and reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart, number 22 in the German charts, and number 4 in Canada. Composed by guitarist Dave Mason, it was disliked by the other three members of the group who felt that it did not represent the band's musical or lyrical style.

Musicians

 * Jim Capaldi – drums, backing vocals
 * Dave Mason – lead vocals, guitar, Mellotron, sitar
 * Steve Winwood – Hammond organ, bass guitar, piano, backing vocals
 * Chris Wood – flute, backing vocals
 * Francine Heimann – spoken word (uncredited)

Technical

 * Eddie Kramer – engineer
 * Jimmy Miller – producer

Cover version
In July 1984, Nigel Planer, who played Neil in the BBC sitcom The Young Ones, recorded a cover version of the song, which reached the same number 2 peak as the original. It also peaked at number 29 in Australia. His version featured Barbara Gaskin on backing vocals and was produced by Dave Stewart.