All Join Hands
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UK/European cover of "All Join Hands".
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| Single by Slade | |||||||||
| from the album Rogues Gallery | |||||||||
| B-side | Here's To... | ||||||||
| Released | 5 November 1984 | ||||||||
| Format | 7" Single, 12" single | ||||||||
| Genre | Hard Rock | ||||||||
| Length | 4:16 | ||||||||
| Label | RCA Records | ||||||||
| Writer(s) | Noddy Holder; Jim Lea | ||||||||
| Producer(s) | John Punter; Jim Lea | ||||||||
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"All Join Hands" is a song by rock band Slade, released as the lead single from the 1985 album Rogues Gallery. The single was released in 1984 and became the band's third UK hit that year, peaking at #15, and spending 10 weeks on the chart. The single stayed in the top #30 for 7 weeks. The single was aimed at the Christmas market and had a similar power ballad to Slade's previous 1983 hit My Oh My. It was written by lead singer Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea.
It became Slade's last top #20 hit although their 1991 single Radio Wall of Sound would peak at #21. The photography of the cover was by Tony McConnell.
The b-side "Here's To..." was originally an exclusive b-side before appearing as an album track on the 1985 album "Crackers – The Christmas Party Album".
The track was recorded at Angel Studios and produced by John Punter. Another anthem with a nostalgic feel, featuring Jim on double tracked piano, it heralded Slade's effective retirement from stage work.
The song was replaced on the American version of Rogues Gallery by Slade's 1982 hit "Lock Up Your Daughters".
Some versions of the single featured an inside leaflet titled "Read The Wordz" which was a mail order form to get a copy of Slade's biography titled "Feel The Noize!", written by Chris Charlesworth. On the other side of the leaflet, another mail order was present, this time for a limited edition T-shirt with the "All Join Hands" single cover pictured on the front in colour. The main text stated "An exclusive offer for Christmas, the ideal Christmas present for those people who count. A limited edition of t-shirts with the "All Join Hands" single cover on the front in full colour and a Christmas message from the band on the back. Send today, don't delay."
In a December 1984 interview with Record Mirror, the magazine tested Lea's memory by asking him to recall the story behind certain hits. For All Join Hands, Lea stated "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 down at a piano or lock myself in a cottage somewhere. I've got all the tunes in my head but Nod's my bounce, my partner. We could write over the phone by now."
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