Till Deaf Do Us Part

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'Lock Up Your Daughters'
Slade's minor hit of 1981
"Ruby Red"
"Rock and Roll Preacher"
Slade's new opening track for live performances
"Knuckle Sandwich Nancy"
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"Ruby Red" had been written around 1978 but the band felt their original recording of it did not meet their expectations. The song was further developed and then recorded for Till Deaf Do Us Part. [6] "She Brings Out the Devil in Me" developed into a song from a lick the band used to play at soundchecks. Holder then added a melody and lyrics to the lick. [6]

"M'Hat, M'Coat" was written by guitarist Dave Hill. Speaking of the song in 1989, Hill said: "It's just something I used to play around with when we were touring Europe and Jim said we should record it. So, we were in the studio and Nod was bashing out a few chords and really Jim rearranged it. We really recorded it on the spur of the moment and I think that's why it turned out so well." [7]

Critical reception

Till Deaf Do Us Part
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Studio album by
Slade
Released13 November 1981
Recorded1981
StudioPortland Studios
Genre Hard rock
Length38:41
Label RCA Records
Producer Slade
Slade chronology
We'll Bring the House Down
(1981)		Till Deaf Do Us Part
(1981)		 Slade on Stage
(1982)
Alternative cover
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Cover art for CD reissues in the 1990s
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Record Mirror Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [9]

Upon its release, Robin Smith of Record Mirror praised Till Deaf Do Us Part as "uncompromising entertainment guaranteed" and noted that the band's "old habit of writing classic material has been rekindled". He added, "Slade are a much-needed tonic and it's amazing in the sorry days of '81 that Britain hasn't made much more of them." [9] Peter Kinghorn of the Newcastle Journal stated, "Rousing, anything-goes happy rock may not be subtle, but it's effective." [10] Peter Trollope of the Liverpool Echo described it as Slade's "best album ever" and stated, "No frills, no fuss – honest boogie, and how well they can play. They've been away too long but Till Deaf should put them back in the big time." [11] Dave Murray of the Reading Evening Post noted the album includes "Lock Up Your Daughters" and "many more sing-along foot-stompers" and added that "the great thing is it actually sounds like a live recording". [12]

Ian Ross of the Liverpool Daily Post praised it as "just about the best hard rock album of the year, narrowly squeezing out on the last Def Leppard offering". He added, "The re-emergence of one of this country's finest pop bands has been one of the more pleasing things to come out of 1981. The Wolverhampton stompers have returned with a definite vengeance under a tongue-in-cheek heavy metal guise." [13] James Belsey of the Bristol Evening Post wrote, "One of the most welcome events has been the continuing revival of Slade's fortunes and their new album reflects their newfound confidence. Noddy Holder's maniacal master of ceremonies performance is magnificent, the band play better than ever and good rockers include 'Lock Up Your Daughters', 'It's Your Body Not Your Mind' and 'Ruby Red'." [14] John Coldstream of The Daily Telegraph , in a combined review with AC/DC's For Those About to Rock We Salute You , considered both albums to be the "best of the heavies this month" and noted they are "brutally honest, or rather, honestly brutal". [15]

Jon Young of Trouser Press wrote, "Slade hasn't left 1972, and rightly so! Their ingeniously simple, big-boom approach packs just as much punch today as it did at the height of the glitter era. Give 'em a cheer for persevering; they're stars, whether the records sell or not." [16] In a retrospective review, Geoff Ginsberg of AllMusic called Till Deaf Do Us Part Slade's "hardest-rocking album ever" and continued, "This LP shows a band with renewed enthusiasm and confidence. Their playing is at its fiercest and the material totally kicks ass. Recommended for rockers." [17] In 2004, Q placed the album at number 16 on their "20 Most Painfully Punning Album Titles of All Time" list. [18]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea, except "M'Hat M'Coat" by Dave Hill

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Rock and Roll Preacher (Hallelujah I'm on Fire)"5:45
2."Lock Up Your Daughters"3:27
3."Till Deaf Do Us Part"3:29
4."Ruby Red"2:53
5."She Brings Out the Devil in Me"3:27
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."A Night to Remember"3:54
7."M'Hat M'Coat"1:42
8."It's Your Body not Your Mind"3:04
9."Let the Rock Roll out of Control"4:00
10."That Was no Lady that Was My Wife"2:35
11."Knuckle Sandwich Nancy"3:14
12."Till Deaf Resurrected"1:05
Total length:38:41
2007 Salvo remaster bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Funk Punk & Junk" (B-side of "Ruby Red")2:57
Total length:41:38

Personnel

Slade
Additional personnel

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Till Deaf Do Us Part
Chart (1981)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [19] 68
Weekly chart performance for Till Deaf Do Us Part reissue
Chart (2024)Position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [20] 81
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [21] 26
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [22] 10

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