"All or Nothing" is a song written by

Steve Marriott Stephen Peter Marriott (30 January 1947 – 20 April 1991) was an English guitarist, singer and songwriter. He co-founded and played in the rock bands Small Faces and Humble Pie, in a career spanning over two decades. Marriott was inducted po ...

and

Ronnie Lane Ronald Frederick Lane (1 April 1946 – 4 June 1997) was an English musician and songwriter who is best known as the bass guitarist and founding member of Small Faces (1965–69) and subsequently Faces (1969–73). Lane formed Small Faces in ...

of the British

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band

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and released as a single in 1966. The song reached

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on the

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on 15 September 1966. The song was also a major hit in both the Netherlands, where it reached number two and Ireland, where it reached number three. It was also the first song by the Small Faces to chart in the Republic of Ireland, as "

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", "

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" and " Hey Girl" all failed to do so.

Song information

According to Kay Marriott, Steve's mother, Steve wrote this song about his split with ex-fiancée Sue Oliver, though first wife Jenny Rylance states that Marriott told her he wrote the song for her as a result of her split with

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. Both statements are said to be correct. The song was recorded at

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in Portland Place, London. It appears on the

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album '' From the Beginning.'' A live version is found on the ''BBC Sessions'' album. Following Marriott's death in a house fire in 1991, the song was played as the requiem at his funeral.

In popular culture

The song appeared in the soundtrack for the 2010 film ''

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''.

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's film is a dramatisation of the 1968 Ford sewing machinists strike at

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, where female workers protested against sexual discrimination and for equal pay. The song is used as the theme tune (over the opening credits) on the 2012 BBC UK TV series, ''

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'', about a group of lottery winners. Swedish pop band Tages did one of the earliest versions of the B-Side "Understanding", which appears on their 1966 album ''Extra Extra''. The

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band

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covered the song as a bonus track on their album

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. The punk band X also covered the song on their 1985 album Ain't Love Grand!.

Personnel

– lead and backing vocals, electric guitar *

– bass guitar, backing vocals *

Ian McLagan Ian Patrick McLagan (; 12 May 1945 – 3 December 2014) was an English keyboardist, best known as a member of the rock bands Small Faces and Faces. He also collaborated with the Rolling Stones and led his own band from the late 1970s. He was in ...

– Hammond organ, backing vocals *

Kenney Jones Kenneth Thomas "Kenney" Jones (born 16 September 1948) is an English drummer best known for his work in the groups Small Faces, Faces, and the Who. Jones was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 as a member of Small Faces/Faces ...

– drums

References

* Paolo Hewitt/John Hellier (2004). '' Steve Marriott All Too Beautiful''. Helter Skelter Publishing .

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