Ginny, Ginny
| "Ginny, Ginny" | |||||||||
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| Single by Slade | |||||||||
| from the album Return to Base.... | |||||||||
| B-side | Dizzy Mama | ||||||||
| Released | 18 May 1979 | ||||||||
| Format | 7" Single | ||||||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||||||
| Length | 3:39 | ||||||||
| Label | Barn Records | ||||||||
| Writer(s) | Noddy Holder; Jim Lea | ||||||||
| Producer(s) | Slade | ||||||||
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"Ginny, Ginny" is the first single of 1979 from rock band Slade which was the leading single from the album Return to Base..... It was written by lead singer Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea. The single was produced by Slade, with usual producer and managaer Chas Chandler allowing the band to produce themselves.
Much like the band's releases around this time, the single did not enter the UK charts. Despite this, the single was confirmed to have entered the official UK top 200.
The song became part of the band's UK live set around the time of release.
The b-side 'Dizzy Mama' was later used on the 1981 album We'll Bring the House Down, as well as becoming part of Slade's live set.
The track was originally named "Jeanie" as well as "Ginny Come and Get It While You Can" before finally being titled Ginny, Ginny.
The single was issued on a yellow vinyl in hope of interesting extra music buyers. It was the first Slade single to be issued in a different colour to black on vinyl.
Barn Records only pressed a total 3,500 copies of the "Ginny Ginny" single, virtually guaranteeing its failure to enter the charts. Even the single that preceded it, "Sign O' the Times" failed to chart and most copies which were left were melted down, making both singles extremely rare today.
For the Slade exclusive Belgian hit single "I'm a Rocker", "Ginny, Ginny" was used as the b-side.
On 15 June, radio presenter Dave Lee Travis played the song on his show to coincide with wishing Holder and Lea a happy birthday.
In the Slade News magazine for July–August 1979, drummer Don Powell was asked for his opinion on the song. "It didn't sell enough to get into the charts, but we were pleased with it."
In the March–April magazine, bassist/co-writer Jim Lea was asked if he believed the song would give Slade a comeback. "It's very catchy, and we're going to make it, yeah. Our writing is returning to a more concise format. I mean songs like "Be" are hardly concise, they're clever, but hardly the sing-along down at the pub type song."
In the September–December 1986 Slade fan club magazine, the poll results were announced for the 1986 opinion poll based on Slade’s material. For the best b-side of the 70s, Dizzy Mama placed at #2.
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