Editing Slade (section)

===Stateside (1975–1977)===
By mid-1975, the band had become disillusioned with their lack of success in America. Feeling that they were becoming stale and had achieved all they could in Europe, Slade decided to a make a permanent move to the States and try to build a solid reputation from live performances; just as they had previously done in the UK. According to the Slade Fan Club newsletter of August and September 1975, the band took twelve tons of equipment, worth approximately £45,000 at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sladefanclub.com/uploads/7/6/6/0/7660950/1507704_orig.jpg |title=Thanks for the Memory |website=Sladefanclub.com |access-date=23 April 2014}}</ref><ref>Slade Fan Club Newsletter August – September 1975</ref> Throughout the remainder of 1975 and 1976, Slade toured the US, often with other bands such as [[Aerosmith]], [[ZZ Top]] and [[Black Sabbath]], only returning to the UK for TV performances of new singles.

Between tours, Holder and Lea began writing for a new album which was heavily influenced by the US and aimed at an American audience. The group booked themselves into New York's [[Record Plant Studios]] in mid-1975 to record the album ''[[Nobody's Fools (album)|Nobody's Fools]]''.<ref name="Charlesworth"/><ref>Nobody's Fools remastered booklet</ref> Featuring backing vocals from [[Tasha Thomas]], it contained elements of [[soul music|soul]], [[country music|country]] and [[funk]] music.<ref name="Charlesworth"/> The first two singles from the new album, "[[In For a Penny]]" and "[[Let's Call It Quits (song)|Let's Call It Quits]]"  were released in November 1975 and January 1976 respectively, both made number 11 in the UK chart although the latter made no impression outside of the UK.<ref name="officialcharts.com"/> The album, released in March 1976, failed to make any impact in America and was also a disappointment in the UK where it peaked at number 14 and dropped out of the chart completely after four weeks.<ref name="officialcharts.com"/> The final track from the album was the title track "[[Nobody's Fool (Slade song)|Nobody's Fool]]". Released in April, it failed to chart at all, the first to do so since the band's rise to fame in 1971.<ref name="officialcharts.com"/> Fans within the UK accused the band of 'selling out' and forgetting about their fan base at home.<ref name="Charlesworth"/>