The Slade Collection Vol. 2, 79-87 | ||||
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Released | December 1993 [1] | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 62:53 | |||
Label | RCA/BMG Polydor | |||
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
The Slade Collection Vol. 2, 79-87 is a compilation album by the British rock band Slade, released in 1993 by RCA/BMG (Europe) and Polydor (UK). A sequel to the 1991 compilation The Slade Collection 81-87 , it contains seventeen tracks spanning the band's career from 1979 to 1987. [3] In 2007, Salvo released a remastered version of the compilation, along with The Slade Collection 81-87, as The Collection 79-87. [4]
All tracks are written by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea except "I'm a Rocker" by Chuck Berry.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Sing Shout (Knock Yourself Out)" | 3:10 |
2. | "The Roaring Silence" | 2:48 |
3. | "That Was No Lady, That Was My Wife" | 2:31 |
4. | "We Won't Give In" | 3:37 |
5. | "Razzle Dazzle Man" | 4:36 |
6. | "Rock and Roll Preacher" | 5:34 |
7. | "I'll Be There" | 4:35 |
8. | "I'm a Rocker" | 2:41 |
9. | "Ruby Red" | 2:49 |
10. | "Slam the Hammer Down" | 3:23 |
11. | "Ooh La La in L.A." | 3:52 |
12. | "Harmony" | 3:47 |
13. | "Hey Ho Wish You Well" | 5:08 |
14. | "Hold on to Your Hats" | 2:33 |
15. | "Cheap 'n' Nasty Luv" | 3:28 |
16. | "Little Sheila" | 3:58 |
17. | "When I'm Dancin' I Ain't Fightin' (Live)" | 3:47 |
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