Slide (The Big Dish song)

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"Slide"
The Big Dish Slide 1986 single cover.jpg
Single by The Big Dish
from the album Swimmer
B-side "Reverend Killer"
Released18 August 1986 [1]
Length
  • 5:06 (album version)
  • 3:58 (single version)
  • 5:58 (extended version)
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s) Steven Lindsay
Producer(s) Ian Ritchie
The Big Dish singles chronology
"Prospect Street"
(1985)		"Slide"
(1986)		"Prospect Street"
(1986)

"Slide" is a song by Scottish pop band The Big Dish, which was released in 1986 as the second single from their debut studio album Swimmer . The song was written by Steven Lindsay and produced by Ian Ritchie.

Contents

With its original 1986 release, "Slide" failed to reach the top 100 of the UK Singles Chart, stalling at number 147. [2] A reissue saw the single peak at number 86 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1987. [3]

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Larry Williams and produced by Leslie Libman and Francine Moore. [4] It achieved light rotation on MTV. [5]

Critical reception

On its release as a single, Jerry Smith of Music Week described "Slide" as "another well written number, but although polished and worthy of attention, does lack the pop dynamics of their two previous, brilliant, singles". He described the Big Dish as "promising" and "certainly a band to watch for in the future". [6] Paul Henderson of Kerrang! wrote, "Definitely a very classy sound. Simple song, simple bass line but a great feel. Reminds me a bit of Tom Robinson's 'War Baby'. Single of the week – definitely." John Waite, as a guest reviewer in the same issue of the magazine, was also positive, stating, "Oh yes! Good groove. It's a hit. Good singer, great choice of notes, he 'bends around' the song. Great stuff." [7] Paul Benbow of the Reading Evening Post considered it to be "big production pop just right for Radio 1". [8] Paul Massey of the Aberdeen Evening Express stated, "One of the UK's most underrated bands come up with another song that reaches out and demands attention: rather mournful but deserving of success." [9]

As the band's US debut single, Billboard wrote, "Highly touted Scottish band offers a graceful reworking of the "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" groove, with attractive baritone vocal, tidy arrangement, and soaring chorus." [10] Cash Box considered "Slide" to be an "emotionally rendered pop song with jazzy overtones" and a "promising debut". [11] In a review of Swimmer, Brant Houston of the Hartford Courant described "Slide" as a track that "provides [a] big, open sound for a summer's day of lounging on the lawn". [12]

Track listing

7" single
  1. "Slide" – 3:58
  2. "Reverend Killer" – 3:59
7" single (US promo)
  1. "Slide" (Edit) – 3:58
  2. "Slide" (Edit) – 3:58
12" single
  1. "Slide" (Extended Version) – 5:58
  2. "Reverend Killer" – 3:59
  3. "Presence" – 3:38
12" single (US promo)
  1. "Slide" (LP Version) – 5:06
  2. "Slide" (Edit) – 3:58

Personnel

The Big Dish

Production

Other

Charts

Chart (1987)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [13] 86

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References

  1. ↑ Smith, Robin (9 August 1986). "News Digest". Record Mirror . p. 54.
  2. ↑ "Gallup Top 200 Singles". Gallup. 6 September 1986. Retrieved 2 December 2022– via ukmix.org.
  3. ↑ "BIG DISH; full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Video Music: New Videoclips" (PDF). Billboard . 14 February 1987. p. 52. Retrieved 25 May 2021– via World Radio History.
  5. ↑ "Video Music: MTV Programming" (PDF). Billboard . 7 March 1987. p. 52. Retrieved 25 May 2021– via World Radio History.
  6. ↑ "A&R: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 30 August 1986. p. 20. Retrieved 25 May 2021– via World Radio History.
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  8. ↑ Benbow, Paul (13 September 1986). "Singles". Reading Evening Post . p. 13.
  9. ↑ Massey, Paul (17 September 1986). "Citysound - Singles". Aberdeen Evening Express . p. 4.
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  12. ↑ Houston, Brant (2 April 1987). "Records: Del Fuegos' latest, country kitsch and marvelous Marsalis". The Hartford Courant.
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