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"Rock 'n' Roll Bolero"
"Rock 'n' Roll Bolero"
Single by Slade
B-side	"It's Alright Buy Me"
Released	6 October 1978
Genre	Rock
Length	3:50
Label	Barn
Songwriter(s)	Noddy Holder; Jim Lea;
Producer(s)	Slade
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"Rock 'n' Roll Bolero" is a song by English rock band Slade, released in 1978 as a non-album single. It was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea, and was produced by Slade. The song failed to make an appearance in the UK Singles Chart.

Background

"Rock 'n' Roll Bolero" featured the return of Jim Lea's electric violin; the first time on a Slade single since "Coz I Luv You" in 1971. "Rock 'n' Roll Bolero" was originally recorded on 28 and 29 June 1978 under the working title "I've Been Rejected". The band then re-recorded the song under its final title at Portland Studios in London on 3, 4 and 5 July 1978.^[2]^[3] It was the first single the band had produced themselves, instead of by their manager and producer of nine years, Chas Chandler.

In a radio interview conducted backstage at the Watford nightclub Baileys in September 1978, Noddy Holder spoke of the song and the band's decision to produce the song themselves,

"It's the first single we produced ourselves. We felt we were [in] a bit of a stalemate and we had a chat with Chas [Chandler] who has produced our records for the last nine years. We talked it over and Chas said to us, 'It's about time you started producing yourselves [and] get into the production side of it.' What we wanted to do was to make a record, the next single, [which would] give people a shock and I think that's what we've achieved with 'Rock 'n' Roll Bolero'. I think people are going to say 'that don't sound like Slade', but it's a commercial sound and it's very different for us. We've used a lot of violin on it and things like that, and it's just not us."^[4]

In a 1979 fan club interview, Lea spoke of the song's reception, "The comment on 'Rock 'n' Roll Bolero' is that it was different for Slade, but it was ordinary compared to everything else that was going around at the time. But I really dig the record myself! You see, when we walk on stage we can rip the arse off straight rock, but we can't do the same with 'Rock 'n' Roll Bolero'. It's great on record, but it's us thinking, it's not us being ourselves."^[5]

Release

"Rock 'n' Roll Bolero" was released at a time when Slade, having returned to the UK from the United States in 1976, found themselves out of favour in the UK music scene, particularly with the explosion of punk rock. The single was another commercial disappointment and was Slade's fourth since 1976 not to enter the UK Singles Chart.^[6]

Critical reception

Upon its release, Steve Gett of Record Mirror commented, "A more mellow Slade here: gone are the raucous Noddy Holder vocals and the crashing guitars. The fact remains that they're in dire need of a hit and this could be the one."^[7] John Pidgeon of Melody Maker remarked, "Same as ever, apart from the Syn-drum, sole concession to modernity. How can a group who strung so many hits together a few years back fade so completely? It wasn't them who changed, so it must be us."^[8] Geoff Ginsberg of AllMusic, in a retrospective review of the bootleg album Gospel According to Noddy!, praised the B-side, "It's Alright Buy Me", as "unbelievably catchy and just cooks".^[9]

Formats

7-inch single (UK, Germany and Belgium)^[10]

"Rock 'n' Roll Bolero" – 4:04
"It's Alright Buy Me" – 3:20

7-inch single (France)^[11]

"It's Alright Buy Me" – 3:20
"Rock 'n' Roll Bolero" – 4:04

Personnel

Slade

Noddy Holder – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Dave Hill – lead guitar, backing vocals
Jim Lea – electric violin, bass, backing vocals
Don Powell – drums

Production

Slade – production ("Rock 'n' Roll Bolero")
Chas Chandler – production ("It's Alright Buy Me")

References

^ John Shearlaw, ed. (7 October 1978). "News: Just Released". Record Mirror. p. 5. ISSN 0144-5804.
^ Powell, Don; Falkenberg, Lise Lyng (2013). Look Wot I Dun: Don Powell of Slade. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9781783230006.
^ Powell, Don. "Don's 1978 Diary". Don Powell Official Website. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
^ "Slade Interview 1978". September 1978. Retrieved 31 August 2023 – via YouTube.
^ Kemp, Dave (March–April 1979). "The Slade Interview: Jimmy Lea". Slade News. No. 2. pp. 4, 5. Retrieved 31 August 2023 – via sladefanclub.com.
^ We'll Bring the House Down (UK 2007 CD reissue liner notes). Slade, Chris Ingham. Salvo. 2007. SALVOCD007.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Gett, Steve (14 October 1978). "Singles". Record Mirror. p. 10. ISSN 0144-5804.
^ Pidgeon, John (14 October 1978). "Singles". Melody Maker. p. 17.
^ Ginsberg, Geoff. "Slade - Gospel According to Noddy! Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^ Rock 'n' Roll Bolero (UK, German and Belgian 7-inch single sleeve/label notes). Slade. Barn. 1978. 2014 127.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ It's Alright Buy Me (French 7-inch single sleeve notes). Slade. Barn. 1978. 2014 127.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[1] John Shearlaw, ed. (7 October 1978). "News: Just Released". Record Mirror. p. 5. ISSN 0144-5804.

[2] Powell, Don; Falkenberg, Lise Lyng (2013). Look Wot I Dun: Don Powell of Slade. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9781783230006.

[3] Powell, Don. "Don's 1978 Diary". Don Powell Official Website. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

[4] "Slade Interview 1978". September 1978. Retrieved 31 August 2023 – via YouTube.

[5] Kemp, Dave (March–April 1979). "The Slade Interview: Jimmy Lea". Slade News. No. 2. pp. 4, 5. Retrieved 31 August 2023 – via sladefanclub.com.

[6] We'll Bring the House Down (UK 2007 CD reissue liner notes). Slade, Chris Ingham. Salvo. 2007. SALVOCD007.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[7] Gett, Steve (14 October 1978). "Singles". Record Mirror. p. 10. ISSN 0144-5804.

[8] Pidgeon, John (14 October 1978). "Singles". Melody Maker. p. 17.

[9] Ginsberg, Geoff. "Slade - Gospel According to Noddy! Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

[10] Rock 'n' Roll Bolero (UK, German and Belgian 7-inch single sleeve/label notes). Slade. Barn. 1978. 2014 127.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[11] It's Alright Buy Me (French 7-inch single sleeve notes). Slade. Barn. 1978. 2014 127.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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+"'''Rock 'n' Roll Bolero'''" is a song by English rock band [[Slade]], released in 1978 as a non-album single. It was written by lead vocalist [[Noddy Holder]] and bassist [[Jim Lea (musician)|Jim Lea]], and was produced by Slade. The song failed to make an appearance in the [[UK Singles Chart]].
-'''Rock 'n' Roll Bolero''' is a non-album single from the rock band [[Slade]]. It was written by lead singer Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea. The single was released via Barn Records on October 6, 1978 and failed to appear in the UK chart.<ref name="discogs1">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Slade-Rock-N-Roll-Bolero/release/2912455 |title=Slade - Rock 'N' Roll Bolero (Vinyl) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2012-05-17}}</ref>
 ==Background==
+"Rock 'n' Roll Bolero" featured the return of Jim Lea's electric violin; the first time on a Slade single since "[[Coz I Luv You]]" in 1971. "Rock 'n' Roll Bolero" was originally recorded on 28 and 29 June 1978 under the working title "I've Been Rejected". The band then re-recorded the song under its final title at Portland Studios in London on 3, 4 and 5 July 1978.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Powell |first1=Don |last2=Falkenberg |first2=Lise Lyng |title=Look Wot I Dun: Don Powell of Slade |year=2013 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=9781783230006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Powell |first=Don |url=http://www.donpowellofficial.com/dons-1978-diary.html |title=Don's 1978 Diary |publisher=Don Powell Official Website |access-date=30 August 2023}}</ref> It was the first single the band had produced themselves, instead of by their manager and producer of nine years, [[Chas Chandler]].
-Much like most of Slade's singles of the time, this song failed to make any impact upon release, continuing the band's low popularity. It was the fourth single to fail the UK chart since the band's rise to fame, following the failure of the previous football themed single "[[Give Us a Goal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/slade|title=The Official Charts Company - Rock 'n' Roll Bolero|date=6 May 2013|publisher=The Official Charts Company}}</ref>
+In a radio interview conducted backstage at the [[Watford]] nightclub Baileys in September 1978, [[Noddy Holder]] spoke of the song and the band's decision to produce the song themselves, {{blockquote|"It's the first single we produced ourselves. We felt we were [in] a bit of a stalemate and we had a chat with Chas [Chandler] who has produced our records for the last nine years. We talked it over and Chas said to us, 'It's about time you started producing yourselves [and] get into the production side of it.' What we wanted to do was to make a record, the next single, [which would] give people a shock and I think that's what we've achieved with 'Rock 'n' Roll Bolero'. I think people are going to say 'that don't sound like Slade', but it's a commercial sound and it's very different for us. We've used a lot of violin on it and things like that, and it's just not us."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QI6cQknw-k |title=Slade Interview 1978 |date=September 1978 |via=YouTube |access-date=31 August 2023}}</ref>}}
-The single was released on 7" vinyl only in the UK, Germany and Belgium.<ref name="discogs1"/><ref name="collectadisc1">{{cite web|url=http://www.collectadisc.co.uk/discography/discography.php?VAR_ARTIST=SLADE&PP=25&VAR_RECORD=bolero&VAR_SONGS=&VAR_LABEL=&VAR_CATALOGUE=&VAR_TYPE=%25%25&VAR_IMPORT=%25%25&VAR_PROMO=%25%25&VAR_SLEEVE=%25%25&VAR_UPDATE=%25%25&Submit=Search |title=SLADE Discography @ www.collectadisc.co.uk |publisher=Collectadisc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-05-17}}</ref>
+In a 1979 fan club interview, Lea spoke of the song's reception, "The comment on 'Rock 'n' Roll Bolero' is that it was different for Slade, but it was ordinary compared to everything else that was going around at the time. But I really dig the record myself! You see, when we walk on stage we can rip the arse off straight rock, but we can't do the same with 'Rock 'n' Roll Bolero'. It's great on record, but it's us thinking, it's not us being ourselves."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Kemp |first=Dave |title=The Slade Interview: Jimmy Lea |magazine=Slade News |date=March-April 1979 |issue=2 |pages=4, 5 |url=http://www.sladefanclub.com/1979.html |via=sladefanclub.com |access-date=31 August 2023}}</ref>
-The song featured the return of Lea's electric violin, the first time on a single since 1971, recalling the band's first number one hit "[[Coz I Luv You]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Slade-Coz-I-Luv-You/master/192172 |title=Slade - Coz I Luv You at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date=2006-03-12 |accessdate=2012-05-17}}</ref>
-This was the band's second single to be produced by themselves, the first being the previous single "Give Us a Goal".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Slade-Give-Us-A-Goal/master/283816 |title=Slade - Give Us A Goal at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2012-05-17}}</ref> The b-side "It's Alright Buy Me" was exclusive to the single, eventually appearing on CD via the 2007 Salvo compilation ''[[B-Sides (Slade album)|B-Sides]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/B-sides-2CD-Slade/dp/B000MGB1YG |title=B-sides (2CD): Slade: Amazon.co.uk: Music |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-05-17}}</ref> and the remaster of the 1977 album ''[[Whatever Happened to Slade]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Slade-Whatever-Happened-To/release/2764924 |title=Slade - Whatever Happened To (CD, Album) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2012-05-17}}</ref> The b-side's lyrics refer to being on the road for touring.
-"Rock 'n' Roll Bolero" was later included as a bonus track on the remaster of the 1977 album ''[[Whatever Happened to Slade]]'', the 2006 Japanese Air Mail Archive remaster of the 1979 album ''[[Return to Base]]'', and part of the 2006 four-disc box set ''[[The Slade Box]]''. It was also included on the unofficial 2006 Groove Master release ''Gospel According to Noddy!''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/rock-n-roll-bolero-t4894160 |title=Rock N Roll Bolero |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2012-05-17}}</ref>
-In the UK, no artwork was included with the single, whilst in Germany, the artwork used the same photos of the band from the 1978 live album Slade Alive Vol 2, which would be released later in the month. In Belgium, the artwork was the same but in black and white instead.<ref name="collectadisc1"/>
-In the September–December 1986 Slade fan club magazine, the poll results were announced for the 1986 opinion poll based on Slade’s material. For the best non-hit singles, Rock 'n' Roll Bolero placed at #2.<ref>http://www.sladefanclub.com/uploads/7/6/6/0/7660950/9309539_orig.jpg</ref>
-In recent years, the track has become increasingly popular, gathering approx 80,000 views on YouTube.<ref>{{cite web|author= YouTube |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe3Uz6u9qxo |title=SLADE - Rock 'n' Roll Bolero |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=2012-05-17}}</ref>
-A vinyl acetate of the single is known to exist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/recorduk83 |title=Slade - Rock 'N' Roll Bolero - [none&#93; - UK |publisher=45cat |date= |accessdate=2012-05-17}}</ref>
-Roger Taylor of Queen has, at times, closed his own solo shows with a rendition of the song. In In a MTV news article of 31 March 1999, author Angela Solomon spoke of a concert the day before at Wolverhampton's Wulfrun Hall, where the drummer was joined on stage by his former bandmate Brian May. The article had stated "But the real screams came when Taylor unveiled his surprise, on the second encore of the night. "Ladies and gentlemen, joining us tonight is Sir Brian May!" Silhouetted against white light and smoke, May, Queen's lead guitarist and the force behind much of their heavy-rock sound, strutted onstage to thunderous applause and foot-stamping, his distinctive hair and profile unchanged since the band's heyday. Through the maze of waving hands, he grabbed a guitar, played a few chords to warm up and then launched with Taylor into a stomping rendition of Slade's "Rock and Roll Bolero."<ref>http://www.brianmay.com/roger/press/press.html</ref><ref>http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/513199/queen-alums-share-stage.jhtml</ref>
 ==Release==
+"Rock 'n' Roll Bolero" was released at a time when Slade, having returned to the UK from the United States in 1976, found themselves out of favour in the UK music scene, particularly with the explosion of [[punk rock]]. The single was another commercial disappointment and was Slade's fourth since 1976 not to enter the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=We'll Bring the House Down |others=[[Slade]], Chris Ingham |year=2007 |type=UK 2007 CD reissue liner notes |publisher=Salvo |id=SALVOCD007}}</ref>
-In an early 1979 fan club interview, Lea was asked why the single failed to make any impact, ''"The comment on 'Rock 'n' Roll Bolero' is that it was different for Slade, but it was ordinary compared to everything else that was going around at the time. But I really dig the record myself!"''<ref>http://www.sladefanclub.com/uploads/7/6/6/0/7660950/7805036_orig.jpg</ref>
+==Critical reception==
-Lea replied to the comment that reviewer Sheila Prophet still liked the band as opposed to the general press reaction of the time. ''"But like you said, we have gone back to doing more of the old sort of thing, and she's into that. You see, when we walk on stage we can rip the arse off straight rock, but we can't do the same with 'Rock 'n' Roll Bolero'. It's great on record, but it's us thinking, it's not us being ourselves. I was talking to this bloke the other day that saw us in 1967, and he said we were different to other groups even then. I asked him what he meant by "different", and he said that we would play a Tamla Motown number, and it wouldn't be like the Four Tops, or whoever, doing it. He said other bands would play this stuff and try to get it to sound like the actual record, but we were never like that. But the thing is we were always trying to sound like the records but when we played it never came out like that. He said our music came out like a ton of bricks, but we never intended that. It's just this thing we've got between us in the group. We were onstage during a sound-check and Frank (Lea’s brother) thought that we were rehearsing but we were only mucking around, and he was really getting off on it."''<ref>http://www.sladefanclub.com/uploads/7/6/6/0/7660950/4102364_orig.jpg</ref>
+Upon its release, Steve Gett of ''[[Record Mirror]]'' commented, "A more mellow Slade here: gone are the raucous Noddy Holder vocals and the crashing guitars. The fact remains that they're in dire need of a hit and this could be the one."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Gett |first=Steve |title=Singles |magazine=[[Record Mirror]] |date=14 October 1978 |page=10 |issn=0144-5804}}</ref> [[John Pidgeon (writer)|John Pidgeon]] of ''[[Melody Maker]]'' remarked, "Same as ever, apart from the Syn-drum, sole concession to modernity. How can a group who strung so many hits together a few years back fade so completely? It wasn't them who changed, so it must be us."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Pidgeon |first=John |title=Singles |magazine=[[Melody Maker]] |date=14 October 1978 |page=17}}</ref> Geoff Ginsberg of [[AllMusic]], in a retrospective review of the bootleg album ''Gospel According to Noddy!'', praised the B-side, "It's Alright Buy Me", as "unbelievably catchy and just cooks".<ref>{{cite web |last=Ginsberg |first=Geoff |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/gospel-according-to-noddy%21-mw0001195479 |title=Slade - Gospel According to Noddy! Album Reviews, Songs & More |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=31 August 2023}}</ref>
-==Promotion==
-The single was mainly promoted via the band's live performances across the UK. No promotional video was created for the single and no TV performances were filmed.
 ==Formats==
+'''7-inch single (UK, Germany and Belgium)'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Rock 'n' Roll Bolero |others=[[Slade]] |year=1978 |type=UK, German and Belgian 7-inch single sleeve/label notes |publisher=[[Barn Records|Barn]] |id=2014 127}}</ref>
-;7" Single
-#"Rock 'n' Roll Bolero" - 4:04
+#"Rock 'n' Roll Bolero" – 4:04
-#"It's Alright Buy Me" - 3:20
+#"It's Alright Buy Me" – 3:20
+'''7-inch single (France)'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=It's Alright Buy Me |others=[[Slade]] |year=1978 |type=French 7-inch single sleeve notes |publisher=[[Barn Records|Barn]] |id=2014 127}}</ref>
-==Critical Reception==
+#"It's Alright Buy Me" – 3:20
-Upon release Record Mirror wrote ''"A more mellow Slade here; gone are the raucous Noddy Holder vocals and the crashing guitars. The fact remains that they're in dire need of a hit and this could be the one."''<ref>Record Mirror magazine 17 October 1978</ref>
+#"Rock 'n' Roll Bolero" – 4:04
 ==Personnel==
+'''Slade'''
-* Noddy Holder: Lead vocals, guitar
+* [[Noddy Holder]] – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
-* Jim Lea: Bass guitar, electric violin, backing vocals
-* Dave Hill: Lead guitar, backing vocals
+* [[Dave Hill (guitarist)|Dave Hill]] – lead guitar, backing vocals
+* [[Jim Lea (musician)|Jim Lea]] – electric violin, bass, backing vocals
-* Don Powell: Drums
+* [[Don Powell]] – drums
-* Producer on Rock 'n' Roll Bolero - Slade
-* Writers of Rock 'n' Roll Bolero - Noddy Holder, Jim Lea
+'''Production'''
-* Producer on It's Alright Buy Me - Slade
+* Slade – production ("Rock 'n' Roll Bolero")
-* Writers of It's Alright Buy Me - Noddy Holder, Jim Lea
+* [[Chas Chandler]] – production ("It's Alright Buy Me")
 ==References==
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+{{Reflist}}
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+{{Authority control}}
+[[Category:1978 songs]]
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-[[Category:1977 songs]]
+[[Category:Song recordings produced by Jim Lea]]
+[[Category:Song recordings produced by Noddy Holder]]
+[[Category:Song recordings produced by Dave Hill]]
+[[Category:Song recordings produced by Don Powell]]
+[[Category:Barn Records singles]]

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Dave Hill Don Powell Noddy Holder Jim Lea John Berry Russell Keefe Steve Whalley Steve Makin Craig Fenney Trevor Holliday Dave Glover Mal McNulty
Studio albums	Beginnings (Ambrose Slade, 1969) Play It Loud (1970) Slayed? (1972) Old New Borrowed and Blue (1974) Slade in Flame (1974) Nobody's Fools (1976) Whatever Happened to Slade (1977) Return to Base (1979) We'll Bring the House Down (1981) Till Deaf Do Us Part (1981) The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome (1983) Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply (1984) Rogues Gallery (1985) Crackers (1985) You Boyz Make Big Noize (1987)
Live albums	Slade Alive! (1972) Slade Alive, Vol. 2 (1978) Slade on Stage (1982)
Compilations	Coz I Luv You (1972) Sladest (1973) Slade Smashes! (1980) Slades Greats (1984) The Slade Collection 81–87 (1991) Wall of Hits (1991) The Slade Collection Vol. 2, 79–87 (1993) The Genesis of Slade (1996) Feel the Noize – Greatest Hits (1997) Get Yer Boots On: The Best of Slade (2004) The Very Best of Slade (2005) Slade Alive! – The Live Anthology (2006) B-Sides (2007) Rockers (2007) In for a Penny: Raves & Faves (2007) Live at the BBC (2009) Merry Xmas Everybody: Party Hits (2009) Cum On Feel the Hitz: The Best of Slade (2020)
Box sets	The Slade Box (2006) When Slade Rocked the World (2015)
Extended plays	Six of the Best Alive at Reading Xmas Ear Bender
Singles	"You Better Run" (The N' Betweens) "Wild Winds Are Blowing" "Shape of Things to Come" "Know Who You Are" "Get Down and Get with It" "Coz I Luv You" "Look Wot You Dun" "Take Me Bak 'Ome" "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" "Gudbuy T'Jane" "Cum On Feel the Noize" "Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me" "My Friend Stan" "Merry Xmas Everybody" "Everyday" "When the Lights Are Out" "The Bangin' Man" "Far Far Away" "How Does It Feel" "Thanks for the Memory (Wham Bam Thank You Mam)" "In for a Penny" "Let's Call It Quits" "Nobody's Fool" "Gypsy Roadhog" "Burning in the Heat of Love" "My Baby Left Me - That's All Right" "Give Us a Goal" "Rock 'n' Roll Bolero" "Ginny, Ginny" "Sign of the Times" "Okey Cokey" "We'll Bring the House Down" "Wheels Ain't Coming Down" "Knuckle Sandwich Nancy" "Lock Up Your Daughters" "Ruby Red" "Rock and Roll Preacher (Hallelujah I'm on Fire)" "(And Now the Waltz) C'est La Vie" "My Oh My" "Run Runaway" "Slam the Hammer Down" "All Join Hands" "7 Year Bitch" "Myzsterious Mizster Jones" "Little Sheila" "Do You Believe in Miracles" "Still the Same" "That's What Friends Are For" "You Boyz Make Big Noize" "Ooh La La in L.A." "We Won't Give In" "Let's Dance '88" "Radio Wall of Sound" "Universe"
Video	Slade in Flame Wall of Hits
Related articles	Discography List of songs recorded by Slade The Dummies A Day in the Life of the Dummies "Shooting Me Down" Keep On Rockin' (Slade II album) Therapy (James Whild Lea album)