From 1971-1975 Slade in her native England with 16 hit singles (6x No. 1) and 5 Top Ten albums (3x No. 1) had really achieved a lot really! So they went out to New York to record their new album, touring and to finally be successful in America. Unfortunately, they were there hardly noticed and thus neglected in England they were not very successful ... and the end of the 70s even completely "out"! They were matured musically in this time and delivered from a truly magnificent, varied rock album! All songs are written by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea. "Nobody's Fool" was released in March 1976, the remastered version comes with 4 bonus tracks on 15 songs with a playing time of 57:24 minutes. The album is produced by Chas Chandler excellent and rose straight to UK 14, however, was disappeared from the charts after only 4 weeks. The entry succeeds awarded the cool, melodic title track "Nobody's Fool" followed by the funky intricate "Do The Dirty". We continue with the casual, blues Pop Art-single "Let's Call It Quits" (1976 UK 11) before then with "Pack Up Your Troubles" is even given a folk song with a lot of acoustic guitar and beautiful solo for the best. Herrlich "beatlesk" then convinced the great single "In For A Penny" (1975 UK 11), the actual center / reminds the late 60s to the Beatles best times. After that, American influences are audible. "Get On Up" is a groovy rocker, "LA Jinx" convinces with virtuoso guitar / bass-work and "Did Ya Mama Ever Tell Ya" even comes with a funky reggae groove, and gospel-like chorus therefore! "Scratch My Back" rocks again, "I'm A Talker" is a folky singalong number and the conclusion of the original album makes grandiose, demanding "All The World Is A Stage". In the bonus tracks is The most recent Top 10 single "Thanks For The Memory" (1975 UK 7) and its B-side "Raining In My Champagne". Followed by "Can You Just Imagine" (B-side of "In For A Penny") and "When The Chips Are Down" (B-side of "Let's Call It Quits"). Noddy Holder (vocals), Dave Hill (guitar), Jim Lea (bass) and Don Powell (drums) present themselves at their best and this album is one of the highlights in the (until now) endless story of Slade.
