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"Gudbuy T'Jane" is a song by the British rock band
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 Singl ...
, released in 1972 as the second single from their third studio album '' Slayed?'' It was written by lead vocalist
Noddy Holder Neville John "Noddy" Holder (born 15 June 1946) is an English musician, songwriter and actor. He was the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the English rock band Slade, one of the UK's most successful acts of the 1970s. Known for his disti ...
and bassist Jim Lea, and produced by
Chas Chandler Bryan James "Chas" Chandler (18 December 1938 – 17 July 1996) was an English musician, record producer and manager, best known as the original bassist in The Animals, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. H ...
. It reached No. 2 in the UK, remaining in the charts for thirteen weeks. The song was certified UK Silver by BPI in 1973. In the United States, the song reached No. 68. It was also included on the band's 1973 compilation album '' Sladest''.


Background

During 1972, Slade recorded their third studio album ''Slayed?'', with the lead single "
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" being released in August that year. The song topped the UK chart and "Gudbuy T'Jane" followed as a single in November, by which time ''Slayed?'' had already been released earlier in the month. "Gudbuy T'Jane" reached No. 2 in the UK. The song reached No. 1 on the ''
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'' Chart, and was also Slade's most successful single of the 1970s in the United States, where it reached No. 68. The idea for "Gudbuy T'Jane" came to Lea while the band were on an American tour. He first had the idea for the song while sitting by a pool in San Francisco, and then completed the song in the toilet on the plane flight home. Holder, who finished the lyrics, originally changed "Gudbuy T'Jane" to "Hello T'Jane". However, Lea felt his original idea sounded better. The titular character was based on a real-life woman who demonstrated a sex machine on an American TV show on which the band appeared. When recording the song, the band settled on their second take. They attributed the loose feel of the recording to the fact they had not played the song until the day of its recording. In a 1980 interview with '' Sounds'', Lea said of the band's past hits: "I didn't even like some of those old ones. We all hated "Gudbuy T'Jane" when we made it. It was knocked up in half an hour at the end of one of our studio sessions." In a 1981 fan club interview, drummer
Don Powell Donald George Powell (born 10 September 1946) is an English musician who was the drummer for glam rock and later hard rock group Slade for over fifty years, from 1966 until he was dismissed by Dave Hill in 2020. Early life Powell was born in Bil ...
cited "Gudbuy T'Jane" as one of his favourite Slade songs.


Release

"Gudbuy T'Jane" was released on 7" vinyl by Polydor Records in the UK, Ireland, across Europe, America, Canada, Scandinavia, Yugoslavia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina, Brazil, Singapore and Japan. The B-side, "I Won't Let It 'Appen Agen", had appeared on ''Slayed?'' as an album track.


Promotion

Two music videos were filmed to promote the single, both of which were filmed by Caravelle. The first portrayed the band as scientists in an observatory, sporting white coats and clipboards. The second film was recorded at the Rainbow Theatre in London on the afternoon before the band's concert there. Performing the song on the stage, the video shows the band's clothes and instruments covered with "I've Been Slayed" stickers. Later during the actual concert, footage of the audience was filmed during the band's performance of their opener "Hear Me Calling" for use in the video. In the UK, the band performed the song on the BBC music show ''
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''. The band also performed the song on the German TV show ''Musikladen'' and the Dutch AVRO TV show ''
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''.


Critical reception

Upon release, ''
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'' commented on the song's "instant power and drive", Holder's "usual gruff efficiency" and the "hustling bass-percussion rhythm". Danny Holloway of ''
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'' said the song was a "rigid rocker" with a "simple little drum intro as the guitars join in, followed by a ferocious bass line". In a review of the compilation album '' Sladest'', Paul Tinelli of
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included the song as one of the band's "finest moments" and described it as an "arena rocker that would get kids up off their seats".


Track listing

7" single # "Gudbuy T'Jane" – 3:31 # "I Won't Let It 'Appen Agen" – 3:15 7" single (US promo) # "Gudbuy T'Jane" – 3:31 # "Gudbuy T'Jane" – 3:31 7" single (Singapore EP) # "Gudbuy T'Jane" – 3:31 # "Look at Last Nite" – 3:06 # "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" – 3:45 # "I Won't Let It 'Appen Agen" – 3:15


Personnel

Slade *
Noddy Holder Neville John "Noddy" Holder (born 15 June 1946) is an English musician, songwriter and actor. He was the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the English rock band Slade, one of the UK's most successful acts of the 1970s. Known for his disti ...
– lead vocals, rhythm guitar * Dave Hill – lead guitar, backing vocals * Jim Lea – bass, backing vocals *
Don Powell Donald George Powell (born 10 September 1946) is an English musician who was the drummer for glam rock and later hard rock group Slade for over fifty years, from 1966 until he was dismissed by Dave Hill in 2020. Early life Powell was born in Bil ...
– drums Additional personnel *
Chas Chandler Bryan James "Chas" Chandler (18 December 1938 – 17 July 1996) was an English musician, record producer and manager, best known as the original bassist in The Animals, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. H ...
– producer


Charts


References

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