''All Together Now'', released in July 1972, was the third album recorded by British rock band

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. It was originally released on Epic Records, KE 31556. It was Argent's first hit album; it features " Hold Your Head Up", their most successful single, which reached #5 in both the UK and U.S. singles charts. Other featured songs include "Tragedy" which reached #34 in the UK, "I Am the Dance of Ages" and "He's a Dynamo". The 1997

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re-release of ''All Together Now'' by

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features an additional seven tracks not included on the original seven-track

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. The bonus tracks include " God Gave Rock and Roll to You", which, owing to the popular cover/remake by

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, is one of Argent's best-known songs. In 2009, for their reunion,

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recorded a cover of "Hold Your Head Up" and played it throughout the tour.

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supergroup

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covered "Hold Your Head Up" in 1987 on their only studio album, ''The Party Boys''.

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also covered the song on their 1989 album '' Raging Silence''. All bonus tracks were previously released on albums, except "Kingdom", which was the flip side of the "Celebration" single, and "Closer to Heaven" which was the B-side of the single "Hold Your Head Up". In 2012, Esoteric Recordings of Europe released the album (ECLEC 2321) with "Closer to Heaven" as a bonus track. In the '' Q'' and '' Mojo'' Classic Special Edition ''Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock'', the album ranked 33rd in the list of "40 Cosmic Rock Albums".''Q Classic: Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock'', 2005. Steppenwolf covered "Hold Your Head Up" on their 1982 album ''

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Track listing

Songs written by Rod Argent and Chris White except as noted. The UK release had a red sticker on the cover, reading “Includes the hit single "Hold Your Head Up" and "Tragedy"”. It was a gatefold album with a four-page booklet, each page featuring a band member, with many photos. "Celebration" and "Rejoice" are from the 1971 album ''

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''. "God Gave Rock and Roll to You", "It's Only Money (Part 2)" and "Christmas for the Free" are from the 1973 album '' In Deep''. "Kingdom" is the B-side of the 1971 single "Celebration"; "Closer to Heaven" is the B-side of the 1972 single " Hold Your Head Up".

Personnel

;Argent * Rod Argent – organ,

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(on track 3), vocals *

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, guitar, vocals * Robert Henrit –

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Releases

* CD All Together Now

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Distribution 1994 * CD All Together Now

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/ eOne / Koch International 1997 * CD All Together Now Acadia 2006 * CD All Together Now onus TracksAcadia 2007 * CD All Together Now Sony Music Distribution 2008 * CD All Together Now

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2012

References

{{Authority control 1972 albums Argent (band) albums Epic Records albums Albums produced by Rod Argent Albums produced by Chris White (musician)