Wall of Hits

Wall of Hits
Compilation album by Slade
Released 11 November 1991
Genre Glam rock, hard rock
Length 78:51
Label RCA
Producer Chas Chandler, John Punter, Jim Lea, Slade
Slade chronology
You Boyz Make Big Noize
(1987)		 Wall of Hits
(1991)		 Feel The Noize- Greatest Hits
(1997)

Wall of Hits was a compilation album by the British glam rock/hard rock group Slade. It was released 11 November 1991 and reached number 34 in the UK charts. It also included the last two singles recorded by the original line-up. The first of these, "Radio Wall of Sound" was a hit, reaching No. 21 in the UK, while the second, "Universe" failed to chart.

Noddy Holder became weary of constant touring (and effectively managing the band), and left the band in 1992 after 25 years. The remainder of the band were given time in which to consider their options. Rather than take on another singer, Jim Lea effectively retired too. Dave Hill and Don Powell (the band's founder members) formed Slade II with two other local musicians. The name was once again shortened to Slade after a period.

Critics were quick to notice the omissions of "We'll Bring the House Down", "Myzsterious Mizster Jones" and "Still the Same" from the album, which were reasonable hit singles. The album however lasted almost 79 minutes in length and it was therefore impossible to add extra tracks onto a single CD.

Holder was interviewed in 1992 by the Slade fan club. Holder was asked that as the Wall of Hits was not the definitive collection, was it a deliberate ploy to be able to use some of the excluded material on another Hits album. Holder replied "Something had to go to enable the inclusion of the two new tracks and the two RCA tracks which made it a good overall package, although we are not likely to get a volume two deal if the first volume doesn’t do that well."[1]

A VHS was also released with the same title featuring numerous music videos for the band's singles over their entire career.

The album was certified UK Silver by BPI in November 1991.[2]

Track listing

  1. "Get Down and Get With It" 3:50 (Marchan)
  2. "Coz I Luv You" 3:32 (Holder/Lea)
  3. "Look Wot You Dun" 2:51 (Holder/Lea)
  4. "Take Me Bak 'Ome" 3:13 (Holder/Lea)
  5. "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" 3:43 (Holder/Lea)
  6. "Gudbuy T'Jane" 3:31 (Holder/Lea)
  7. "Cum on Feel the Noize" 4:28 (Holder/Lea)
  8. "Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me" 4:28 (Holder/Lea)
  9. "My Friend Stan" 2:41 (Holder/Lea)
  10. "Everyday" 3:10 (Holder/Lea)
  11. "The Bangin' Man" 4:08 (Holder/Lea)
  12. "Far Far Away" 3:36 (Holder/Lea)
  13. "How Does It Feel" 5:55 (Holder/Lea)
  14. "Thanks for the Memory (Wham Bam Thank You Mam)" 4:34 (Holder/Lea)
  15. "Let's Call It Quits" 3:32 (Holder/Lea)
  16. "My Oh My" 4:11 (Holder/Lea)
  17. "Run Runaway" 3:43 (Holder/Lea)
  18. "Radio Wall of Sound" 3:47 (Lea)
  19. "Universe" 4:13 (Lea)
  20. "Merry Xmas Everybody" 3:25 (Holder/Lea)

The vinyl edition (Polydor 511,612-1) has nine tracks each side, and omits two tracks: "How Does It Feel" and "Thanks for the Memory (Wham Bam Thank You Mam)".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Allmusic.com wrote "By no means the first (or last) ever Slade hits collection, Wall of Hits is nevertheless the only one you truly need, a solid roundup of every British Top Ten smash the band ever scored, plus a smattering of lesser-rated (but equally deserving) Top 20 entries, and only one track – 1991's "Universe" – that really doesn't belong. Neither has time taken any toll on the quality of the music."[4]

Chart performance

Chart (1991) Peak
position		 Total
weeks
Dutch Album Charts[5] 65 8
German Album Charts[6] 44 14
UK Albums Chart[7] 34 5

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "SLADE @ www.slayed.co.uk". Crazeeworld.plus.com. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "Home". BPI. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  3. ↑ Thomas, Stephen. "Wall of Hits – Slade". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  4. ↑ Thomas, Stephen. "Wall of Hits – Slade". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  5. ↑ http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Slade&titel=Wall+Of+Hits&cat=a
  6. ↑ musicline.de / PhonoNet GmbH (24 October 1993). "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  7. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/30945/slade/
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