"Afterglow of Your Love" was released as a single in 1969 by the English rock group

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. The song managed to reach No. 36 in the

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. The song was originally simply titled "Afterglow" on the album on which it first appeared in May 1968, ''

Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake ''Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake'' is the third studio album, and only concept album by the English rock band Small Faces. Released on 24 May 1968, the LP peaked at number one on the UK Album Charts on 29 June, where it remained for a total of six w ...

''. In March 1969 the Small Faces officially broke up, with

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going on to form

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with

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and

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. Their manager and proprietor of their record label

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quickly released "Afterglow" as a final single without the group's permission. Now called "Afterglow of Your Love", this soulful

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appeared in a noticeably different, slightly sped-up mix from the version that originally appeared on ''Ogdens'', removing the song's acoustic introduction and adding a longer instrumental coda. It was coupled with a contrasting

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number on the

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, which was mis-titled on both cover and label as "Wham Bam Thank You Man" (the song's actual title is "Wham Bam Thank You Mam" - or, even more correctly - "Ma'am"). To this day, some of the less well-researched Small Faces reissues still carry this incorrect title for the song. One of the final few tracks the Small Faces completed in late 1968, the hard-rocking sound of "Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am" strongly indicated the musical direction Marriott would continue to pursue with Humble Pie. Several "Best of" compilations contain a different, slower version of the song. There is also a live version. Three years later,

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borrowed the title of the track for a line called out at the climax of his rock high-life anthem

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. The single reached No. 36 in the

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. The following November, Immediate released a final unauthorized album entitled '' The Autumn Stone''. It included many of their hits, including unreleased material and three live tracks recorded at

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. "Afterglow" was recorded at

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, London. "Wham Bam Thank You Mam" was released, under the title "Sparky Rides" or "Sparky Riders", as a

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recording on several budget CD compilations.

Cover versions

*Australian singer-songwriter

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covered the song in October 1977. The single peaked at number 37 on the

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. *

Quiet Riot Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band founded in Los Angeles in 1973 by guitarist Randy Rhoads and bassist Kelly Garni. The original lineup featured Rhoads and Garni with lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow and drummer Drew Forsyth, though th ...

covered the song on their second album '' Quiet Riot II'' (1978), and released a remixed acoustic version on ''

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'' (1993). *

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covered the song on their 1991 album '' Hooked'' * Flo & Eddie covered the song on the album '' Flo & Eddie'' 1973

Song references

*"Wham Bam Thank You Mam":

, an avowed fan of the Small Faces, references the song by using the phrase in his own song,

References

External links

Small Faces on Wapping Wharf
{{authority control 1969 singles 1977 singles Small Faces songs Songs written by Ronnie Lane Songs written by Steve Marriott Immediate Records singles 1969 songs

Cover versions

Song references

See also

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