Editing Slade (section)

===Glam rock, success and peak (1971–1974)===
[[File:Noddy Holder - Slade - 1973.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Noddy Holder]] (right) and [[Dave Hill (guitarist)|Dave Hill]] (left), near the height of their fame in 1973, showing some of their more extreme [[glam rock]] fashions]]

Chandler had been managing the band for almost two years without success when he suggested releasing a version of the [[Bobby Marchan]] song "[[Get Down and Get With It]]", originally performed by [[Little Richard]]. Slade still enjoyed a good reputation as a live act and the song had been used in their performances for many years. Always popular, the song's lyrics demanded audience participation and it was hoped that the feeling of a live gig would be projected into the studio recording.<ref name="Charlesworth"/><ref name="Holder"/> The song was released in mid-1971, and by August it entered the top 20 in the UK chart, peaking at number 16.<ref name=UKCharts/>

The band members grew their hair long and allied themselves to the [[glam rock]] movement of the early 1970s. Hill's stage costumes also became notable during this period.<ref name="allmusic5449">{{cite web|last=Prato |first=Greg |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5449/biography |title=Slade |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=15 July 2011}}</ref> Chandler now demanded the band write a follow-up single themselves which led to Lea and Holder writing "[[Coz I Luv You]]". The song was written in half an hour and started a writing partnership which would continue throughout Slade's career. Upon hearing the track played to him acoustically, a pleased Chandler predicted the song would make number one. While recording, the band felt the song's sound to be too soft, and so clapping and bootstamping were added. The song's misspelled title also became a trademark for Slade while causing a furore among British school teachers.<ref name="autogenerated8">Slade's Greatest Hits compilation booklet</ref> The attendant appearance on [[BBC]] Television's ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' brought Slade to a wider audience as well as pushing "Coz I Luv You" to number one in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name=UKCharts/> In November 1971, ''[[NME]]'' reported that Slade had turned down a multimillion-dollar campaign, including a television series and a heavily promoted tour of the US. "But", commented Holder, "acceptance would have meant the cancellation of many commitments here – and the last thing we want to do is to mess around the people who have put us where we are".<ref name="NME Rock 'N' Roll Years">{{cite book | first= John | last= Tobler | year= 1992 | title= NME Rock 'N' Roll Years | edition= 1st | publisher= Reed International Books Ltd | location= London | page= 232 | id= CN 5585}}</ref>

A second single entitled "[[Look Wot You Dun]]", was released at the start of 1972, peaking at number four and a live album was released in March.<ref name=UKCharts/> The album ''[[Slade Alive!]]'' proved to be successful, spending 52 weeks in the [[UK Albums Chart]], peaking at number two.<ref name="officialcharts.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/30945/slade/|title=SLADE|website=Officialcharts.com|access-date=23 April 2016}}</ref> It also did well abroad, topping the Australian chart and giving the band their first chart entry in America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poparchives.com.au/home.php |title=Home – Pop Archives – Sources of Australian Pop Records from the 50s, 60s and 70s |publisher=Pop Archives |access-date=15 July 2011}}</ref><ref name="allmusic1">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/slade-p5449/charts-awards/billboard-albums |title=Slade |website=[[AllMusic]] |date=25 June 2002 |access-date=15 July 2011}}</ref> The album was recorded over three nights at a newly built studio in [[Piccadilly]] in front of 300 fan-club members.<ref name="Charlesworth"/><ref>Slade Alive anthology compilation booklet</ref> Today the album is regarded as one of the finest live albums ever made.<ref name="allmusic5449"/>

Two months later, the band released "[[Take Me Bak 'Ome]]". The single became Slade's second UK number one and charted in a number of other countries, including the United States, where it reached number 97 in the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref name=UKCharts/><ref name="allmusic2">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/slade-p5449/charts-awards/billboard-singles |title=Slade |website=[[AllMusic]] |date=25 June 2002 |access-date=15 July 2011}}</ref> Slade achieved their third number one when "[[Mama Weer All Crazee Now]]" was released later that year.<ref name=UKCharts/>

Released in November 1972, the album ''[[Slayed?]]'' peaked at number one both in the UK and Australia, where it relegated ''Slade Alive'' to the second spot;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sladefanclub.weebly.com/1973.html|title=Fan Club Newsletter April – May 1973|page=2|access-date=14 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822023015/http://sladefanclub.weebly.com/1973.html|archive-date=22 August 2011}}
</ref> and reaching number 69 in America.<ref name=UKCharts/><ref name="allmusic1"/> Both ''Slade Alive!'' and ''Slayed?'' are widely considered to be two of the finest albums of the glam rock era.<ref>{{cite web|last=Prato |first=Greg |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/slade-p5449/biography |title=Slade |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=15 July 2011}}</ref> The final single of 1972, "Gudbuy T' Jane", was released shortly after, peaking at number two in the UK.<ref name=UKCharts/> The single was a big worldwide hit but only managed to reach number 68 in the American Billboard Chart.<ref name="allmusic2"/>

In early 1973, "[[Cum on Feel the Noize]]" was released and went straight to number one,<ref name=UKCharts/> the first time a single had done so since [[The Beatles]]' "[[Get Back]]" in 1969. Another worldwide hit for Slade, the single again failed to impress in America where it made number 98.<ref name="allmusic2"/> The follow-up single "[[Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me]]", again went straight to number one.<ref name=UKCharts/> Despite being a hit single, "Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me" was never performed on ''Top of the Pops'' because the producers of the show would not allow Slade to perform as a three-piece band. A promotional video with dancers was shown instead. A car crash in Wolverhampton on 4 July 1973 left Powell in a coma and his 20-year-old girlfriend, Angela Morris, dead.<ref>{{cite web |author=asks James Carpenter |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/latest/2006/10/12/those-crazee-days-recalled/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214191845/https://www.expressandstar.com/latest/2006/10/12/those-crazee-days-recalled/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 December 2024 |title=Those crazee days recalled " Express & Star |website=Expressandstar.com |date=12 October 2006 |access-date=15 July 2011 }}</ref> The band's future was left in the balance as Slade refused to continue without their drummer; however, Lea's brother, Frank, covered Powell's position at the [[Isle of Man Festival]] to avoid disappointing fans. Powell, who had suffered breaks to both ankles and five ribs, successfully recovered after surgery and was able to rejoin the band ten weeks later in New York, where they recorded "[[Merry Xmas Everybody]]" – in the middle of a heatwave.<ref name="Holder"/> Powell still suffers with acute short-term memory loss and sensory problems as a result of the accident.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slade40years.cms4people.de/slade_don_powell.html |title=SLADE40YEARS – Don Powell |website=Slade40years.cms4people.de |access-date=15 July 2011}}</ref> Whilst Powell was recovering, and in an attempt to keep up momentum, the band released a compilation album ''[[Sladest]]'', which topped the UK and Australian charts in the first week of its release.<ref name=UKCharts/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poparchives.com.au/gosetcharts/ |title=GO-SET Magazine – Australian singles and album charts, 1966–1974 |website=Poparchives.com.au |access-date=15 July 2011}}</ref> A new single, "[[My Friend Stan (song)|My Friend Stan]]", was also released. It marked a change from previous records, being more piano based and sounding more like a [[novelty song]]. During the recording sessions, Powell who was walking with the aid of a stick, had to be lifted up to his drum kit.<ref name=autogenerated8 /> The single was successful, peaking at number two in the UK and number one in Ireland.<ref name=UKCharts/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126040745/http://www.irishcharts.ie/|url-status=dead|title=The Irish Charts - All there is to know|archive-date=26 January 2010|website=Irishcharts.ie}}</ref>

The Christmas-themed song "[[Merry Xmas Everybody]]" was Slade's last single of 1973 and became the band's last number one in the UK.<ref name=UKCharts/> Prompted by a challenge from Lea's mother-in-law to write a seasonal song, the chorus was the melody from a discarded song written by Holder six years previously. It became Slade's best-selling single. The song has remained popular and has been released many times since, charting on a number of occasions.<ref name=UKCharts/>

The band began to experiment with different musical styles, moving away from their usual successful rock anthems. Following the success of "My Friend Stan", Slade released the album ''[[Old, New, Borrowed and Blue]]'', in February 1974 which went to number one in the UK.<ref name=UKCharts/> Re-titled ''Stomp Your Hands, Clap Your Feet'', the album was another disappointment in the US, failing to break into the top 100.<ref name="allmusic1"/> The following month saw a new single released. "[[Everyday (Slade song)|Everyday]]" was a piano led ballad which made number three in the UK chart.<ref name=UKCharts/> The next single, "[[The Bangin' Man]]" saw a return to a more guitar-based sound, again reaching the number three position.<ref name=UKCharts/>