Cum On Feel the Hitz - The Best of Slade (2020)
Cum on Feel the Hitz - The Best of Slade is a compilation album, released by BMG on 25 September 2020. It is the first Slade compilation to be released since the 2009 Christmas-themed Merry Xmas Everybody: Party Hits, and the first focusing on the band's single releases since 2005's The Very Best of Slade.
The 43-track compilation was released in three different formats; digitally, CD and vinyl. The CD edition contains two discs with all 43-tracks. The double-vinyl edition trims the compilation down to twenty-four tracks, twelve on each vinyl. BMG describe the release as a "superlative and comprehensive collection of Slade singles from 1970 to 1991".
The track-listing for the digital and CD editions of the compilation are not in chronological order. Disc one covers the band's biggest hits, most of which date to the band's commercial heyday in 1971-75. Disc two concentrates on singles from both the 1970s and 1980s that were smaller chart hits and a number that failed to chart. The vinyl edition is in chronological order, except for "Merry Xmas Everybody" which is placed at the end of the compilation.
Background
In September 2020, Holder told Tom Lounges of Midwest Beat (Lakeshore Public Radio) of the compilation's release: "Well, it was the record company's idea really. We haven't had a singles compilation out for [about] fifteen years and they thought it was time for a definitive collection. And we wanted to hit, hopefully, a new generation of fans who would discover us for the first time."
Critical reception
Chart performance
Austrian Albums Chart (Ö3 Austria): #54
Belgian Albums Chart (Ultratop 50 Wallonia): #105
German Offizielle Top 100 Albums Chart: #35
Scottish Official Albums Chart Top 100: #2
Swiss Albums Chart (Schweizer Hitparade): #73
UK Official Albums Chart Top 100: #8
UK Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100: #8
UK Official Albums Sales Chart Top 100: #3
UK Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50: #2
UK Official Physical Albums Chart Top 100: #3
UK Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: #3
UK Official Vinyl Albums Chart Top 40: #7
Track listing
CD and digital edition
Disc One
1. Cum On Feel the Noize (Noddy Holder, Jim Lea) - 4:23
2. Skweeze Me Pleeze Me (Holder, Lea) - 4:27
3. Mama Weer All Crazee Now (Holder, Lea) - 3:42
4. Coz I Luv You (Holder, Lea) - 3:23
5. Take Me Bak 'Ome (Holder, Lea) - 3:13
6. Gudbuy T'Jane (Holder, Lea) - 3:31
7. My Friend Stan (Holder, Lea) - 2:39
8. Far Far Away (Holder, Lea) - 3:34
9. My Oh My (Holder, Lea) - 4:09
10. Everyday (Holder, Lea) - 3:09
11. The Bangin' Man (Holder, Lea) - 4:10
12. Look Wot You Dun (Holder, Lea, Don Powell) - 2:56
13. Thanks for the Memory (Holder, Lea) - 4:31
14. Run Runaway (Holder, Lea) - 3:42
15. We'll Bring the House Down (Holder, Lea) - 3:31
16. In for a Penny (Holder, Lea) - 3:33
17. Let's Call It Quits (Holder, Lea) - 3:30
18. How Does It Feel (Holder, Lea) - 5:52
19. All Join Hands (Holder, Lea) - 4:12
20. Get Down and Get with It (Bobby Marchan) - 3:48
21. Radio Wall of Sound (Lea) - 3:45
Disc Two
1. Lock Up Your Daughters (Holder, Lea) - 3:29
2. My Baby Left Me: That's Alright (Arthur Crudup) - 2:24
3. Gypsy Roadhog (Holder, Lea) - 3:24
4. (And Now the Waltz) C'est La Vie (Holder, Lea) - 3:44
5. Myzsterious Mizster Jones (Holder, Lea) - 3:35
6. Ruby Red (Holder, Lea) - 2:54
7. Do You Believe in Miracles (Holder, Lea) - 4:10
8. Wheels Ain't Coming Down (Holder, Lea) - 3:36
9. 7 Year Bitch (Holder, Lea) - 4:16
10. Still the Same (Holder, Lea) - 4:12
11. The Shape of Things to Come (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) - 2:17
12. Know Who You Are (Lea, Holder, Powell, Dave Hill) - 2:54
13. Nobody's Fool (Holder, Lea) - 4:40
14. Burning in the Heat of Love (Holder, Lea) - 3:36
15. Give Us a Goal (Holder, Lea) - 2:49
16. Ginny Ginny (Holder, Lea) - 3:39
17. Sign of the Times (Holder, Lea) - 3:58
18. Knuckle Sandwich Nancy (Holder, Lea) - 3:13
19. Ooh La La in L.A. (Holder, Lea) - 3:52
20. That's What Friends Are For (Holder, Lea) - 3:17
21. We Won't Give In (Holder, Lea) - 3:38
22. Merry Xmas Everybody (Holder, Lea) - 3:43
Vinyl edition
Side A
1. Get Down and Get with It - 3:48
2. Coz I Luv You - 3:23
3. Look Wot You Dun - 2:56
4. Take Me Bak 'Ome - 3:13
5. Mama Weer All Crazee Now - 3:42
6. Gudbuy T'Jane - 3:31
Side B
1. Cum On Feel the Noize - 4:23
2. Skweeze Me Pleeze Me - 4:27
3. My Friend Stan - 2:39
4. Everyday - 3:09
5. The Bangin' Man - 4:10
6. Far Far Away - 3:34
Side C
1. How Does It Feel - 5:52
2. Thanks for the Memory - 4:31
3. In for a Penny - 3:33
4. Let's Call It Quits - 3:30
5. We'll Bring the House Down - 3:31
6. Lock Up Your Daughters - 3:29
Side D
1. My Oh My - 4:09
2. Run Runaway - 3:42
3. All Join Hands - 4:12
4. Myzsterious Mizster Jones - 3:35
5. Radio Wall of Sound - 3:45
6. Merry Xmas Everybody - 3:43
Personnel
Slade
Production
Other
The 43-track compilation was released in three different formats; digitally, CD and vinyl. The CD edition contains two discs with all 43-tracks. The double-vinyl edition trims the compilation down to twenty-four tracks, twelve on each vinyl. BMG describe the release as a "superlative and comprehensive collection of Slade singles from 1970 to 1991".
The track-listing for the digital and CD editions of the compilation are not in chronological order. Disc one covers the band's biggest hits, most of which date to the band's commercial heyday in 1971-75. Disc two concentrates on singles from both the 1970s and 1980s that were smaller chart hits and a number that failed to chart. The vinyl edition is in chronological order, except for "Merry Xmas Everybody" which is placed at the end of the compilation.
Background
In September 2020, Holder told Tom Lounges of Midwest Beat (Lakeshore Public Radio) of the compilation's release: "Well, it was the record company's idea really. We haven't had a singles compilation out for [about] fifteen years and they thought it was time for a definitive collection. And we wanted to hit, hopefully, a new generation of fans who would discover us for the first time."
Critical reception
- Classic Rock gave the album a 10 out of 10 rating and wrote: "It's double, it's vinyl, it's got all the hits, everything's correctly misspelled, and on the cover Dave Hill appears to be wearing some sort of bra made out of gilded tortoises. You'd have to be an idiot not to buy it."
- Hal Horowitz of American Songwriter gave the compilation four out of five stars and stated: "While this [set] is [a] comprehensive collection, it’s not something best appreciated in a single sitting. Absorbing these tunes simultaneously is like eating an entire chocolate cake at once. For those who haven’t been exposed to Slade’s rollicking charms, this may be more than you’ll need to understand their appeal."
- Paul Davies of National Rock Review gave an 8 out of 10 rating, and described the set as a "classy chronicle" and a "well-balanced collection" of the band's Glam Rock years and their later material when they "returned as a more serious but still fun rock act".
Chart performance
Austrian Albums Chart (Ö3 Austria): #54
Belgian Albums Chart (Ultratop 50 Wallonia): #105
German Offizielle Top 100 Albums Chart: #35
Scottish Official Albums Chart Top 100: #2
Swiss Albums Chart (Schweizer Hitparade): #73
UK Official Albums Chart Top 100: #8
UK Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100: #8
UK Official Albums Sales Chart Top 100: #3
UK Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50: #2
UK Official Physical Albums Chart Top 100: #3
UK Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: #3
UK Official Vinyl Albums Chart Top 40: #7
Track listing
CD and digital edition
Disc One
1. Cum On Feel the Noize (Noddy Holder, Jim Lea) - 4:23
2. Skweeze Me Pleeze Me (Holder, Lea) - 4:27
3. Mama Weer All Crazee Now (Holder, Lea) - 3:42
4. Coz I Luv You (Holder, Lea) - 3:23
5. Take Me Bak 'Ome (Holder, Lea) - 3:13
6. Gudbuy T'Jane (Holder, Lea) - 3:31
7. My Friend Stan (Holder, Lea) - 2:39
8. Far Far Away (Holder, Lea) - 3:34
9. My Oh My (Holder, Lea) - 4:09
10. Everyday (Holder, Lea) - 3:09
11. The Bangin' Man (Holder, Lea) - 4:10
12. Look Wot You Dun (Holder, Lea, Don Powell) - 2:56
13. Thanks for the Memory (Holder, Lea) - 4:31
14. Run Runaway (Holder, Lea) - 3:42
15. We'll Bring the House Down (Holder, Lea) - 3:31
16. In for a Penny (Holder, Lea) - 3:33
17. Let's Call It Quits (Holder, Lea) - 3:30
18. How Does It Feel (Holder, Lea) - 5:52
19. All Join Hands (Holder, Lea) - 4:12
20. Get Down and Get with It (Bobby Marchan) - 3:48
21. Radio Wall of Sound (Lea) - 3:45
Disc Two
1. Lock Up Your Daughters (Holder, Lea) - 3:29
2. My Baby Left Me: That's Alright (Arthur Crudup) - 2:24
3. Gypsy Roadhog (Holder, Lea) - 3:24
4. (And Now the Waltz) C'est La Vie (Holder, Lea) - 3:44
5. Myzsterious Mizster Jones (Holder, Lea) - 3:35
6. Ruby Red (Holder, Lea) - 2:54
7. Do You Believe in Miracles (Holder, Lea) - 4:10
8. Wheels Ain't Coming Down (Holder, Lea) - 3:36
9. 7 Year Bitch (Holder, Lea) - 4:16
10. Still the Same (Holder, Lea) - 4:12
11. The Shape of Things to Come (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) - 2:17
12. Know Who You Are (Lea, Holder, Powell, Dave Hill) - 2:54
13. Nobody's Fool (Holder, Lea) - 4:40
14. Burning in the Heat of Love (Holder, Lea) - 3:36
15. Give Us a Goal (Holder, Lea) - 2:49
16. Ginny Ginny (Holder, Lea) - 3:39
17. Sign of the Times (Holder, Lea) - 3:58
18. Knuckle Sandwich Nancy (Holder, Lea) - 3:13
19. Ooh La La in L.A. (Holder, Lea) - 3:52
20. That's What Friends Are For (Holder, Lea) - 3:17
21. We Won't Give In (Holder, Lea) - 3:38
22. Merry Xmas Everybody (Holder, Lea) - 3:43
Vinyl edition
Side A
1. Get Down and Get with It - 3:48
2. Coz I Luv You - 3:23
3. Look Wot You Dun - 2:56
4. Take Me Bak 'Ome - 3:13
5. Mama Weer All Crazee Now - 3:42
6. Gudbuy T'Jane - 3:31
Side B
1. Cum On Feel the Noize - 4:23
2. Skweeze Me Pleeze Me - 4:27
3. My Friend Stan - 2:39
4. Everyday - 3:09
5. The Bangin' Man - 4:10
6. Far Far Away - 3:34
Side C
1. How Does It Feel - 5:52
2. Thanks for the Memory - 4:31
3. In for a Penny - 3:33
4. Let's Call It Quits - 3:30
5. We'll Bring the House Down - 3:31
6. Lock Up Your Daughters - 3:29
Side D
1. My Oh My - 4:09
2. Run Runaway - 3:42
3. All Join Hands - 4:12
4. Myzsterious Mizster Jones - 3:35
5. Radio Wall of Sound - 3:45
6. Merry Xmas Everybody - 3:43
Personnel
Slade
- Noddy Holder - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Dave Hill - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Jim Lea - bass, piano, violin, keyboards, backing vocals
- Don Powell - drums
Production
- Chas Chandler - producer (tracks 1-8, 10-13, 16-18, 20 on Disc One, tracks 2-3, 11-15, 22 on Disc Two)
- Slade - producers (track 15 on Disc One, tracks 1, 6, 8, 16-18 on Disc Two)
- John Punter - producer (tracks 9, 14, 19 on Disc One, tracks 5, 7, 9, 10, 19 on Disc Two)
- Jim Lea - producer (track 21 on Disc One, tracks 4, 21 on Disc Two)
- Roy Thomas Baker (track 20 on Disc Two)
Other
- Slade, Colin Newman - project management
- Ian Bennett, Sara Meneghini, Mark Brenan - label management
- Gered Mankowitz - photography
- Neel Panchal - art direction
- Florence de la Fournière - design