Slade are an English rock band formed in Wolverhampton in 1966. They rose to prominence during the glam rock era in the early 1970s,achieving 17 consecutive top 20 hits and six number ones on the UK Singles Chart. The British Hit Singles &Albums names them the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles. They were the first act to have three singles enter the charts at number one;all six of the band's chart-toppers were penned by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea. As of 2006,total UK sales stand at 6,520,171,and their best-selling single,"Merry Xmas Everybody",has sold in excess of one million copies. According to the 1999 BBC documentary It's Slade,the band have sold more than 50 million records worldwide.
The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome is the eleventh studio album by the British rock group Slade. It was released on 3 December 1983 and reached No. 49 in the UK charts. The album was produced largely by bassist Jim Lea. The two UK Top 10 singles released from the album,"My Oh My" and "Run Runaway",were produced by John Punter.
"Mama Weer All Crazee Now" is a song by the British rock band Slade,released in 1972 as the lead single from their third studio album Slayed? It was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea,and produced by Chas Chandler. It reached No. 1 in the UK,giving the band their third number one single,and remained in the charts for ten weeks. In the United States,the song reached No. 76.
Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply is a studio album by the British rock group Slade,released in America and Canada in April 1984. It is a repackaged version of The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome which was released in the UK,Europe and across the rest of the world in December 1983. Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply reached No. 33 in the US and No. 26 in Canada,giving the band their breakthrough in the US. The album proved to be the most successful North American release of Slade's career. Both "Run Runaway" and "My Oh My" enjoyed Top 40 success as singles there.
Rogues Gallery is the twelfth studio album by the British rock group Slade. It was released by RCA on 29 March 1985 and reached number 60 in the UK charts. The album was largely produced by John Punter,with bassist Jim Lea producing "Harmony","I Win,You Lose" and "Time to Rock". For this release,the band set out to create an album of radio-friendly,potential hit singles which would be released as singles somewhere across the world.
Wall of Hits is a compilation album by the British rock band Slade. It was released on 11 November 1991 and reached No. 34 in the UK Albums Chart. The album was issued by Polydor and included the last two singles to be recorded by the band:"Radio Wall of Sound" and "Universe".
"My Oh My" is a song by British rock band Slade,released in November 1983 as the second single from the band's 11th studio album,The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome,and in 1984 as the second single from the album's US counterpart,Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply. The song was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea and produced by John Punter. "My Oh My" reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart,topped the charts of Norway and Sweden,and peaked at No. 37 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
"Myzsterious Mizster Jones" is a song by English rock band Slade,released in 1985 as the third single from their twelfth studio album,Rogues Gallery. The song was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea,and was produced by John Punter. "Myzsterious Mizster Jones" reached number 50 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the top 100 for five weeks.
"Radio Wall of Sound" is a song by English rock band Slade,released in October 1991 as the first single from their compilation album Wall of Hits. Written and produced by bassist Jim Lea,the song reached number 21 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the top 100 for five weeks. It was Slade's last hit single,discounting later chartings of "Merry Xmas Everybody".
"Lock Up Your Daughters" is a song by English rock band Slade,released in 1981 as the second single from the band's tenth studio album,Till Deaf Do Us Part. It was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea,and was produced by Slade. "Lock Up Your Daughters" reached number 29 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the top 75 for eight weeks.
"7 Year Bitch" is a song by English rock band Slade,released in 1985 as the second single from their twelfth studio album,Rogues Gallery. The song was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea,and was produced by John Punter. It reached number 60 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the top 100 for three weeks.
"Ruby Red" is a song by English rock band Slade,released in 1982 as the third single from the band's tenth studio album,Till Deaf Do Us Part. It was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea,and was produced by Slade. "Ruby Red" reached number 51 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the top 75 for three weeks.
"Do You Believe in Miracles" is a song by English rock band Slade,released in 1985 as a single. It was also included on the band's studio/compilation album Crackers (1985). The song was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea,and was produced by John Punter. It reached number 54 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the top 100 for six weeks.
"Still the Same" is a song by English rock band Slade,released in 1987 as the lead single from their fourteenth and final studio album,You Boyz Make Big Noize. The song was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea,and was produced by John Punter. "Still the Same" peaked at number 73 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the top 100 for four weeks.
"(And Now the Waltz) C'est La Vie" is a song by English rock band Slade,released in 1982 as the lead single from the band's eleventh studio album,The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome and also included on its 1984 North American counterpart,Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply. The song was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea,and was produced by Lea. "(And Now the Waltz) C'est La Vie" reached number 50 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the top 100 for seven weeks.
You Boyz Make Big Noize is a song by English rock band Slade,released in 1987 as a non-album single. It was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea,and was produced by Lea. Named after the band's 1987 album of the same name,the song reached number 94 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the top 100 for the one week.
That's What Friends Are For is a song by English rock band Slade,released in 1987 as the second single from their fourteenth and final studio album,You Boyz Make Big Noize. It was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea,and was produced by Roy Thomas Baker. "That's What Friends Are For" reached number 95 in the UK Singles Chart.
"Slam the Hammer Down" is a song by the British rock band Slade,released in 1984 as a promotional-only single from the band's American studio album Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply. It was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea,and produced by Lea.
Slades Greats is a compilation album by the British rock band Slade. It was released by Polydor on 25 May 1984 and reached No. 89 in the UK charts. The compilation,a revised re-issue of the 1980 compilation Slade Smashes!,was released following the band's late 1983-early 1984 success with the singles "My Oh My" and "Run Runaway".
"We Won't Give In" is a song by English rock band Slade which originally appeared on the soundtrack of the 1986 British drama film Knights &Emeralds. The song was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea,and was produced by Lea. In 1987,it was released as the fourth and final single from the band's fourteenth studio album,You Boyz Make Big Noize,and reached number 121 in the UK Singles Chart.
