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Crackers – The Christmas Party Album
''Crackers'' is a studio/compilation album by the British rock band Slade. It was released on 18 November 1985 and reached No. 34 in the UK charts. It was certified Gold by the BPI that same month. The album was produced by bassist Jim Lea except for "All Join Hands", "Do You Believe in Miracles", "My Oh My" and "Run Runaway", which were all produced by John Punter. The album contained a mix of the band's previous hits, some re-recorded songs and a selection of covers. On ''Crackers'', Slade tried to create an LP that had a party atmosphere to it. Since its original release, the album has had numerous re-issues over the years with somewhat different titles and various additional phrases on the cover art, including having "The Christmas Party Album" on the cover art of an older version, using the titles ''Slade's Crazee Christmas!'' (1999) and ''The Party Album'' (2001), and adding the phrase "The Rockin' Party Album!" (2006). There has also been some variation in the tracks on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slade
Slade are a rock band formed in Wolverhampton, England in 1966. They rose to prominence during the glam rock era in the early 1970s, achieving 17 consecutive top 20 hits and six number ones on the UK Singles Chart. The '' British Hit Singles & Albums'' names them the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles. They were the first act to have three singles enter the charts at number one; all six of the band's chart-toppers were written by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea. As of 2006, total UK sales stood at over 6,500,000. Their best-selling single, " Merry Xmas Everybody", has sold in excess of one million copies. According to the 1999 BBC documentary ''It's Slade'', the band have sold more than 50 million records worldwide. All four members of Slade grew up in the area of England known as the Black Country. After a period in different groups, the four members came together by 1966 as 'N Betweens, and recorded some unsuccessful singles. In 1969 Jack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerrang!
''Kerrang!'' is a British music webzine and quarterly magazine that primarily covers rock, punk and heavy metal music. Since 2017, the magazine has been published by Wasted Talent Ltd (the same company that owns electronic music publication '' Mixmag''). The magazine was named onomatopoeically after the sound of a "guitar being struck with force". ''Kerrang!'' was first published on 6 June 1981 as a one-off "Heavy Metal Special" from the now-defunct '' Sounds'' newspaper. Due to the popularity of the issue, the magazine became a monthly publication, before transitioning into a weekly in 1987. Initially devoted to the new wave of British heavy metal and the rise of hard rock acts, ''Kerrang!'' musical emphasis has changed several times, focusing on grunge, nu metal, post-hardcore, emo and other alternative rock and metal genres over the course of its forty-year publication history. In 2001, it became the best-selling British music weekly, overtaking '' NME''. After p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Kennedy
James Kennedy (20 July 1902 – 6 April 1984) was a British songwriter. He was predominantly a lyricist, putting words to existing music such as "Teddy Bears' Picnic" and "My Prayer" or co-writing with composers like Michael Carr (composer), Michael Carr, Wilhelm Grosz and Nat Simon. In a career spanning more than fifty years, he wrote some 2000 songs, of which over 200 became worldwide hit single, hits and about 50 are popular music classics. Early life Kennedy was born in Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland. His father, Joseph Hamilton Kennedy, was a policeman in the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC). While growing up in the village of Coagh, Kennedy wrote several songs and poems. He was inspired by local surroundings—the view of the Ballinderry River, the local Springhill House and the plentiful chestnut trees on his family's property, as evidenced in his poem "Chestnut Trees". Kennedy later moved to Portstewart, a seaside resort in County Londonderry. Kennedy graduated from Tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hokey Cokey
The Hokey Pokey (also known as Hokey Cokey in the United Kingdom, Ireland, some parts of Australia, and the Caribbean) is a participation dance with a distinctive accompanying tune and lyric structure. It is well-known in English-speaking countries. It originates in a British folk dance, with variants attested as early as 1826. The song and accompanying dance peaked in popularity as a music hall song and novelty dance in the mid-1940s in the UK. The song became a chart hit twice in the 1980s. The first UK hit was by The Snowmen (band), The Snowmen, which peaked at UK No. 18 in 1981. Origins and meaning Despite several claims of a recent invention, numerous variants of the song exist with similar dances and lyrics dating back to the 19th century. One of the earlier variants, with a very similar dance to the modern one, is found in Robert Chambers (journalist), Robert Chambers' ''Popular Rhymes of Scotland'' from 1842. The words there are given as: A later variant of this song i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Join Hands
"All Join Hands" is a song by English rock band Slade, released in 1984 as the lead single from the band's twelfth studio album, ''Rogues Gallery''. The song was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea, and was produced by John Punter. It reached number 15 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the top 100 for ten weeks. Background Slade began recording ''Rogues Gallery'' in 1984,Rogues Gallery – 2007 Salvo remaster booklet liner notes with "All Join Hands" being recorded at Angel Recording Studios with producer John Punter. The song, selected as the album's lead single, was released in November 1984 to coincide with the Christmas market. It reached number 15 in the UK Singles Chart and would be Slade's last top 40 hit for seven years. In a 1984 interview with ''Record Mirror'', Lea said of the song, "It's another anthem. I come up with these on my way down to the chip shop. It just popped into my head while I was walking down the street. I don't have to sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cum On Feel The Noize
"Cum On Feel the Noize" is a song by the English rock band Slade which was released in 1973 as a non-album single. It was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea and produced by Chas Chandler. It reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart, giving the band their fourth number one single, and remained in the charts for twelve weeks. The song was included on the band's 1973 compilation album '' Sladest''. In a UK poll in 2015 it was voted 15th on the ITV special '' The Nation's Favourite 70s Number One''. In 1983, the American heavy metal band Quiet Riot recorded their own version of the song, which was a million-selling hit single in the United States, reaching No. 5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. British group Oasis covered the song which was released as a B-side on their 1996 hit single " Don't Look Back in Anger" and regularly played it live. Background Slade released "Cum On Feel the Noize" in February 1973 as their first single of the year. The song gave t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We'll Bring The House Down (song)
"We'll Bring the House Down" is a song by the British rock band Slade, released on 23 January 1981 as the lead single from their ninth studio album, ''We'll Bring the House Down''. It was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea, and produced by Slade. The band's first single to reach the UK Top 40 since 1977, the song peaked at No. 10 in the UK, remaining in the chart for nine weeks. Background Having suffered from low popularity and a lack of chart action in the UK since 1976, Slade's fortunes changed when they were offered a headlining slot at the Reading Festival in August 1980, following a late cancellation by Ozzy Osbourne. The band's performance saw the music press begin to take an interest in them again, while heavy metal followers also began deeming the band 'cool'. The band's extended play ''Alive at Reading'' was released soon after, giving the band their first chart action since 1977, while the compilation '' Slade Smashes!'' was a big success. For t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott English
Sheldon David "Scott" English (January 10, 1937 – November 16, 2018) was an American songwriter, arranger and record producer. He is best known as the co-writer of "Brandy" which he wrote with Richard Kerr. The song became a No. 1 hit for Barry Manilow in 1974, with the title changed to " Mandy". English had also released a single of "Brandy" which reached No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1971, and entered the US charts in March 1972. Life and career English was born in Brooklyn, New York City. In 1960, he released his first single, "4,000 Miles Away", on Dot Records. In 1964, English had a regional doo-wop hit called "High on a Hill", written by Frank Cariola and A. Mangravito. "High on a Hill" has consistently been voted an all-time top song on oldies radio stations in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. It also reached No. 3 in popularity on the San Francisco Bay Area radio charts, and peaked at #4 in Los Angeles (source: KRLA Top 30 Survey, Feb.-Mar. 1964) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Weiss
Laurence D. "Larry" Weiss (born March 25, 1941) is an American songwriter and musician. He wrote " Rhinestone Cowboy", a US no.1 hit for Glen Campbell in 1975; and co-wrote " Bend Me, Shape Me", " Hi Ho Silver Lining" and several other international hits. Biography Weiss was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in Queens, New York. He started writing songs in his teens, and continued to do so while working in his family's textile sales business. Lizza Connor Bowen, ''Larry Weiss: Cuts and Scratches'', Nashville Arts Magazine, 3 November 2009 Retrieved April 24, 2013 He was hired as a freelance songwriter by producer-composer Wes Farrell. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haven Gillespie
James Lamont Gillespie (February 6, 1888 – March 14, 1975), known under the pen name Haven Gillespie, was an American Tin Pan Alley composer and lyricist. He was the writer of " You Go to My Head", "Honey", "By the Sycamore Tree", " That Lucky Old Sun", " Breezin' Along With The Breeze", " Right or Wrong," " Beautiful Love", "Drifting and Dreaming", and " Louisiana Fairy Tale" (Fats Waller's recording of which was used as the first theme song in the PBS Production of '' This Old House''), each song in collaboration with other people such as Beasley Smith, Ervin R. Schmidt, Richard A. Whiting, Wayne King, and Loyal Curtis. He also wrote the seasonal standard " Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town". Life and career Gillespie was one of nine children of Anna (Reilley) and William F. Gillespie. The family was poor and lived in the basement of a house on Third Street between Madison Avenue and Russell Street in Covington, Kentucky. Gillespie dropped out of school in grade four and cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Frederick Coots
John Frederick Coots, better known as J. Fred Coots or Fred Coots, (May 2, 1897 – April 8, 1985) was an American songwriter. He composed over 700 popular songs and over a dozen Broadway shows. In 1934, Coots wrote the melody with his then chief collaborator, lyricist Haven Gillespie, for the biggest hit of either man's career, "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town." The song became one of the biggest sellers in American history. In 1934, when Gillespie brought him the lyrics to "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town", Coots came up with the outline of the melody in just ten minutes. Coots took the song to his publisher, Leo Feist, who liked it but thought it was "a kids' song" and didn't expect too much from it. Coots offered the song to Eddie Cantor who used it on his radio show that November and it became an instant hit. The morning after the radio show there were orders for 100,000 copies of sheet music and by Christmas sales had passed 400,000. Biography Coots was born in 1897 in Broo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Lace (band)
Black Lace are a British pop band, best known for novelty party records, including their biggest hit, "Agadoo". The band first came to the public eye after being selected to represent the UK in the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest, in which they finished seventh with the song " Mary Ann". The band had numerous line-up changes; Colin Gibb (originally Colin Routh) was the longest-serving original member. Currently Black Lace are composed of Phil Temple and 2008 ''Britain's Got Talent'' contestant Craig Harper. Over the years, Black Lace toured around the world, playing party shows throughout Europe, the Middle East, Australia, Canada and the US, and are known for their novelty party anthems such as "Superman" and "Do the Conga". History Pre-Black Lace (1969–1973) Terry Dobson and his schoolfriend Ian Howarth formed the Impact as a five-piece pop group in 1969, the other members being Alan Barton, Steve Scholey and Nigel Scott. The group also performed under the names Penny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
