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Slide (The Big Dish Song)
"Slide" is a song by Scottish pop band The Big Dish (band), The Big Dish, which was released in 1986 as the second single from their debut studio album ''Swimmer (The Big Dish album), Swimmer''. The song was written by Steven Lindsay and produced by Ian Ritchie (producer), Ian Ritchie. With its original 1986 release, "Slide" failed to reach the top 100 of the UK Singles Chart, stalling at number 147. A reissue saw the single peak at number 86 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1987. Music video The song's music video was directed by Larry Williams and produced by Leslie Libman and Francine Moore. It achieved light rotation on MTV. 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". Paul Benbow of the ''R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Dish (band)
The Big Dish are a Scottish pop band formed in Airdrie, Scotland in 1983. The band initially comprised Steven Lindsay (vocals/guitar), David Brownlie (drums), Stuart Hall (saxophone), Mark Ryce (guitar), and John Harper (keyboards). The band was subsequently augmented on stage by Paul Albertis (bass) and John Hendry (drums). As well as releasing three studio albums, the band performed live as support to Lloyd Cole and Big Country and Del Amitri. Career By the time their debut album '' Swimmer'' was released on Virgin Records in 1986 the line-up had undergone notable changes. Lindsay and Raymond Docherty were joined by new guitarist Brian McFie, keyboardist/saxophonist Ian Ritchie (album recordings only), Allan Dumbreck (live performances) on keyboards and Dave Cantwell (live performances) replacing John Hendry on drums. Tracks on ''Swimmer'' were significantly polished versions of the tracks that had been played live up until then. Lindsay, McFie and Docherty then complet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |