Izdavač: Ostalo
Žanr: Hard Rok i Metal, Rok
Poreklo: Strani izvođač

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Studio album by Slade
Released 27 April 1987[1]
Recorded Portland Studios, Redan Studios and Music Works
Genre Hard rock
Length 41:02
Label
RCACBS Associated
Producer
Jim LeaJohn PunterRoy Thomas Baker
Slade chronology
Crackers: The Christmas Party Album
(1985) You Boyz Make Big Noize
(1987) The Slade Collection 81–87
(1991)

You Boyz Make Big Noize is the fourteenth and final studio album by the British rock group Slade. It was released on 27 April 1987 and reached number 98 in the UK Albums Chart. The album was largely produced by bassist Jim Lea, with two tracks produced by John Punter and another two by Roy Thomas Baker.[2] It was the last studio album by the original lineup, prior to their split in 1992.[3]

The US version of the album, which was released on the CBS label on 3 August 1987,[4] replaced `Fools Go Crazy` with the title track `You Boyz Make Big Noize`, which was recorded after the UK and European release of the album.[5]

Background
Following Slade`s decision to stop touring in 1984, the band continued to record new material. The 1985 album Rogues Gallery had been a hit across Europe but saw only limited success in the UK and US. When the band set out to record their next album in 1986, they hoped to record a hit album that would put Slade back into the public eye. Initially the band hired producer Roy Thomas Baker to produce the album, but the band felt his working methods were too lengthy and expensive. In the end, Baker completed two tracks, John Punter produced another two and Jim Lea finished the rest.[6]

The lead single, `Still The Same` was released in February 1987 and stalled at No. 73.[7] A lack of airplay on Radio One was seen as an important factor for the chart position as the single had been B-Listed and not A-Listed on the radio`s playlist.[8] The second single, `That`s What Friends Are For` was released a week before the album in April and reached No. 95.[7] The poor chartings saw RCA unwilling to invest large amounts of money into promoting the album, which reached No. 98 in the UK.[7] In July, a non-album single of the same name, `You Boyz Make Big Noize` was released by the band under the Cheapskate label. It was distributed by RCA and reached No. 94.[7] Around the same time, `Ooh La La in L.A.` was released from the album in America by CBS and Germany by RCA. The lack of commercial success resulted in the end of the band`s contract with RCA. Despite this, the album track `We Won`t Give In` was later released on the Cheapskate label as the album`s fourth and final single, but only reached No. 121 in the UK.[6]

In a mid-1986 interview, lead vocalist Noddy Holder spoke of the upcoming album: `We`ve finally got it finished and feel we have some of the best songs we`ve ever written.`[9] Speaking in a late 1987 fan club interview, Lea commented of his production work on the album: `When I listened to You Boyz Make Big Noize, which is the last thing I did, I thought `this really stands up, I can put this on and be proud of it`.`[10]

Due to Holder`s personal reasons, the idea of touring to promote the album was ruled out. Speaking in a 1987 fan club interview, guitarist Dave Hill said: `We could announce a tour now, but caution tells us that we`d do better to announce one on the back of a hit. We haven`t called it a day on the touring and if luck would have it, we could be touring after this LP.` Responding to rumours of the band splitting up, Hill replied: `Fans might be feeling a little left out and a bit disappointed, but they`ve got to understand that 21 years now is a long time to stay together as a group. We are a little older and we are still trying. I think that deep-seatedly within the group, every one of us would play live, but what we are searching for is a way to take us to another stage of success.`

Without a contract with a major label, Slade would not record another album again. In 1991, the band recorded two new singles for Polydor, `Radio Wall of Sound` and `Universe`, but would split up shortly after in 1992. Drummer Don Powell later recalled of the album: `It wasn`t us, there was no identity on that album. It would have been nice for the original band to have gone out with a better album, like the Slade in Flame album or Slayed?. It was like a certain magic was missing. The closeness that we`d had wasn`t there.`[6]

All tracks are written by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea, except `Love Is Like a Rock` by Mark Avsec, Albritton McClain, Donnie Iris, Marty Lee Hoenes and Kevin Valentine, and `Let`s Dance` by Jim Lee

No. Title Length
1. `Love Is Like a Rock` 3:40
2. `That`s What Friends Are For` 3:16
3. `Still the Same` 4:13
4. `Fools Go Crazy` 3:16
5. `She`s Heavy` 2:35
6. `We Won`t Give In` 3:37
7. `Won`t You Rock with Me` 3:47
8. `Ooh La La in L.A.` 3:52
9. `Me and the Boys` 2:48
10. `Sing Shout (Knock Yourself Out)` 3:10
11. `The Roaring Silence` 2:48
12. `It`s Hard Having Fun Nowadays` 3:48
Personnel
Slade

Noddy Holder – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Dave Hill – lead guitar, backing vocals
Jim Lea – bass guitar, keyboards, guitars, backing vocals
Don Powell – drums, percussion
Production

Jim Lea – production (tracks 4–7, 9–12), arrangement (all tracks)
John Punter – production (tracks 3, 8)
Roy Thomas Baker – production (tracks 1, 2)
Gerrard Johnson – keyboard programming
Pete Hammond – keyboard programming
Dave Garland – engineering
Jerry Napier – engineering
Mark Dearney – engineering
Matt Butler – engineering
Trevor Hallesey – engineering