Crackers- The Slade Party Album

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Crackers-The Christmas Party Album
Studio album by Slade
Released	November 18, 1985
Genre	Hard rock
Length	46:52
Label	Telestar
Producer(s)	Jim Lea, John Punter
Slade chronology
Rogues Gallery	Crackers-The Christmas Party Album	You Boyz Make Big Noize

Crackers-The Christmas Party Album was an album by the British glam/hardrock group Slade. It was released November 18, 1985 and reached number 34 in the UK charts. It contained a load of hits that had been re-recorded, and tracks that had been hits for other bands. Also having two singles released from it helped push sales too.

More of a 'covers' album than a proper studio album, Slade tried to create an LP that had a party atmosphere to it and was value for money. They succeeded, and this album has had numerous re-issues and re-releases over the years under various names, most recently in 1999 as "Slade's Crazee Christmas!". It's 1999 re-release was supposed to coincide with the Millennium.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Merry Xmas Everybody"
2. "Let's Dance" (Holder/Lea) UK #52
3. "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town " (Coots/Gillespie)
4. "Hi Ho Silver Lining" (English/Weiss)
5. "We'll Bring The House Down" (Holder/Lea)
6. "Cum On Feel The Noize (re-recording)" (Holder/Lea)
7. "All Join Hands" (Holder/Lea)
8. "Okey Cokey" (Kennedy)
9. "Merry Xmas Everybody (re-recording)" (Holder/Lea)
10. "Do You Believe In Miracles?" (Holder/Lea) UK #54
11. "Get Down And Get With It (re-recording)" (Marchan)
12. "My Oh My" (Holder/Lea)
13. "Run Runaway" (Holder/Lea)
14. "Here's To The New Year" (Holder/Lea)
15. "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (Geldof/Ure)
16. "Auld Lang Syne/You'll Never Walk Alone" (Traditional)