Feel The Noize – Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the British rock band Slade. It was released in January 1997 and reached No. 19 in the UK charts, remaining in the charts for six weeks.[1] The success of the compilation encouraged other bands of the Glam Rock era to release their own 'Greatest Hits' packages. At the time, a resurgence in Seventies music was happening, due to the constant mentions from Blur's Damon Albarn and Oasis's Noel Gallagher.
| Feel The Noize – Greatest Hits | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | 13 January 1997 | |||
| Genre | Glam rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 79:22 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Chas Chandler | |||
| Slade chronology | ||||
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Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea except "Get Down and Get with It" by Bobby Marchan, "Look Wot You Dun" by Holder, Lea and Don Powell, and "Radio Wall of Sound" by Lea
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get Down and Get with It" | 3:49 |
| 2. | "Coz I Luv You" | 3:24 |
| 3. | "Look Wot You Dun" | 2:53 |
| 4. | "Take Me Bak 'Ome" | 3:12 |
| 5. | "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" | 3:44 |
| 6. | "Gudbuy T'Jane" | 3:31 |
| 7. | "Cum On Feel the Noize" | 4:30 |
| 8. | "Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me" | 4:28 |
| 9. | "My Friend Stan" | 2:40 |
| 10. | "Everyday" | 3:10 |
| 11. | "The Bangin' Man" | 4:09 |
| 12. | "Far Far Away" | 3:35 |
| 13. | "How Does It Feel" | 5:53 |
| 14. | "In for a Penny" | 3:35 |
| 15. | "We'll Bring the House Down" | 3:33 |
| 16. | "Lock Up Your Daughters" | 3:32 |
| 17. | "My Oh My" | 4:12 |
| 18. | "Run Runaway" | 3:43 |
| 19. | "All Join Hands" | 4:15 |
| 20. | "Radio Wall of Sound" | 3:46 |
| 21. | "Merry Xmas Everybody" | 3:25 |
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| New Musical Express |   [3] |
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote: "A fine collection including many tracks from Slade's hitmaking heyday, Feel the Noize: Greatest Hits stretches from the group's hit singles of the early '70s beginning with 1971's "Get Down and Get with It" all the way to 1991's "Radio Wall of Sound." In between those two songs is a selection of the group's big, dumb, irresistible, and misspelled hits. It also features latter-day hits like "My Oh My," but Slade never got better than they did at their stomping glitter-rock peak, and Feel the Noize captures the essence of that era."[2]
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart[1] | 19 |
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart[4] | 158 |
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart[4] | 115 |
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart[4] | 180 |
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Norwegian Albums Chart[5] | 10 |
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart[4] | 192 |
Personnel
edit- Slade
- Noddy Holder – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, producer (tracks 15–16)
- Dave Hill – lead guitar, backing vocals, producer (tracks 15–16)
- Jim Lea – bass, piano, violin, keyboards, backing vocals, producer (tracks 15–16, 20)
- Don Powell – drums, producer (tracks 15–16)
- Additional personnel
- Chas Chandler – producer (tracks 1–14, 21)
- John Punter – producer (tracks 17–19)
References
edit- ^ a b "Slade | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ a b Stephen Thomas Erlewine (20 January 1997). "Feel the Noize: Slade Greatest Hits - Slade | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "NME Album Reviews - Greatest Hits - Feel The Noize". Nme.Com. 20 December 1999. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Chart Log UK: DJ S - The System Of Life". Zobbel.de. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ Steffen Hung (13 July 2011). "Slade - Greatest Hits - Feel the Noize". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 18 October 2017.