All Together Now (album)

All Together Now, released in 1972, was the third album recorded by British rock band Argent. It was Argent's first hit album and features their most successful single "Hold Your Head Up," which reached number five in both the U.K. and U.S. singles charts. ^[2] Other featured songs include "Tragedy," "I Am the Dance of Ages" and "He's a Dynamo."

The 1997 compact disc re-release of All Together Now by KOCH Records features an additional seven tracks not included on the original seven-track vinyl record. The bonus tracks include "God Gave Rock and Roll to You", one of Argent's best-known songs due to the popular cover/remake by Kiss. In 2009, for their reunion, Mr. Big recorded a cover of "Hold Your Head Up" and played it throughout the tour (as Uriah heep on their 1989 album "Ragind Silence").

In the Q & Mojo Classic Special Edition Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock, the album came thirty-third in its list of "40 Cosmic Rock Albums". ^[3]

Track listing

1. "Hold Your Head Up" (Rod Argent, Chris White) - 6:18
2. "Keep On Rollin'" (Argent, White) - 4:32
3. "Tragedy" (Russ Ballard) - 4:50
4. "I Am the Dance of Ages" (Argent, White) - 3:46
5. "Be My Lover, Be My Friend" (Argent, White) - 5:21
6. "He's a Dynamo" (Ballard) - 3:48
7. "Pure Love" (Argent, White) - 13:07

CD re-release bonus tracks

1. "Celebration" (Argent, White) - 2:54
2. "Kingdom" (Argent, White) - 3:09
3. "Closer to Heaven" (Ballard) - 3:31
4. "Rejoice" (Argent, White) - 3:47
5. "God Gave Rock and Roll to You" (Ballard) - 6:45
6. "Christmas for the Free" (Argent, White) - 4:16
7. "It's Only Money (Part 2)" (Ballard) - 5:15

Personnel

• Rod Argent – organ, electric piano, vocals
• Russ Ballard – guitar, piano (on track 3), vocals
• Jim Rodford – bass guitar, guitar, vocals
• Robert Henrit – drums, percussion

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