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"Mama Weer All Crazee Now" 
Spanish/European cover of "Mama Weer All Crazee Now".Single by Slade from the album Slayed? A-side "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" B-side "Man Who Speeks Evil" Released 25 August, 1972 Recorded 1972 Genre Hard rock, glam rock, heavy metal Length 3:45 Label Polydor Writer(s) Noddy Holder/Jim Lea Producer Chas Chandler Slade singles chronology "Take Me Bak 'Ome"
(1972)"Mama Weer All Crazee Now"
(1972)"Gudbuy T' Jane"
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French cover of "Mama Weer All Crazee Now".Alternative Cover 
Dutch cover of "Mama Weer All Crazee Now".Alternative Cover 
Belgian cover of "Mama Weer All Crazee Now"."Mama Weer All Crazee Now" is a popular song originally recorded by the British Glam rock band Slade on their album Slayed?.
Written by Jim Lea and Noddy Holder and produced by Chas Chandler, it was the band's third number-one single in the United Kingdom. The single entered the charts on its first week at #2, then followed by #1 for the next 3 weeks in September 1972. It was last seen in the top 100 on 04/11/1972 at #39. The single fared less well in the USA, where it peaked at #76. It also topped the chart in Ireland. [1]
The single peaked at #121 for 1972 on rateyourmusic.[2]
Contents
Background
Some months before the band had played at the Boston Gliderdrome in Linolnshire, a bouncer had told them about another act who'd appeared there drunk - "crazy with whiskey" - and this gave Holder the idea for the lyrics. The song was originally titled "My My We're All Crazy Now" -- the title was changed by manager Chas Chandler; the spelling, of course, was adapted by the band's own traditions. Several of the most distinctive parts of the record were virtual ad-libs, including the "mama mama mama yeah" coda at the end. Producer Chas Chandler also opened the song with a howl recorded during some of Holder's vocal exercises. [3]
No promotional video was created for the song.[4][5]
Dave Thompson, from allmusic described the song as "a full-on adrenalin monster, ear-splittingly loud with its lyrics a raw-throated bellow.". [6]
In the late 70s, The Boomtown Rats would play Slade's "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" over the PA as they walked on stage at their American performances.[7][8]
Track listing
- 7" Single
- "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" - 3:43
- "Man Who Speaks Evil" - 3:15
Critical reception
Upon release, Record Mirror magazine reviewed the single, "O mi gord, thuy av dun eet agen. Thuy R monsturs in evry meenin of the wurd. It's hard-driving beat, full of sheer bloody-minded slay them enthusiasm, and a wall of sound behind the vocal line. It's hammer, hammer, hammer all the way - exciting foot-and-skull thumping which doesn't vary much in intensity, but is blessed with an exactly commercial hook. A smash of course. Bigger than others? Probably - chart certain."[9]
NME magazine wrote "Slade don't fool around - this immediately comes on like a number one record and thats exactly what its going to be. After the hits they've had already I consider this their best by far from the fuzzed out guitar intro to the rocking; stomping, chorus through to the crowd singing along at the end. Slade personify the excitement thats obtainable through the forty-five market."[10][11]
Disc magazine wrote "With howls they tear straight into another huge boogie with that typical distant and manic voice sounding like rending calico Slade's unique power comes from the fact that they fit memorable melodies to their boogies. By the time this one ends you could believe, so dense does the sound and the atmosphere become, that 50,000 people were roaring along with the band in some distant dark stadium. The total line is shouted over and over with a lot of whoopig and shrieking behind it and there's another bust of that hand-clapping that is incorporated so well into the band records, how on earth can a record like this fail? And what curmudgeon would want it to?"[10][12]
Chart performance
Chart (1972) Peak
positionTotal
weeksAustralian ARIA Singles Chart[13] 3 11 Austrian Singles Chart[14] 6 8 Belgian Singles Chart[15] 10 9 Dutch Singles Chart[16] 7 6 French Singles Chart[17] 30 14 German Singles Chart[18] 6 13 Irish Singles Chart[19] 1 6 Swiss Singles Chart[20] 5 12 UK Singles Chart[21] 1 10 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[22] 76 10 A 1984 cover by Quiet Riot made number 51 in the US.
Cover versions
- In 1973, Les Humphries Singers & Orchestra released a cover of the song on their album Sound '73.[23]
- In 1978, American girl band The Runaways recorded a cover of the song and included it on their 1979 album And Now... The Runaways.[24] In 1981, the group released a five track mini-album under the song's title.[25]
- In 1984, American rock band Quiet Riot released the song as a single where it peaked at #51 in America, becoming the band's last charting single.[26] The song was included on the band's album Condition Critical.[27] Quiet Riot had previously released a cover of Slade's Cum On Feel the Noize in 1983 which peaked at #5 in America.[28][29]
- In 1984, Irish hard rock band Mama's Boys released a cover of the song as a single and was included on the band's self-titled album.[30]
- In 1990, Glam rock tribute released a cover of the song as a b-side to the 12" single "Merry Xmas Everybody" which was also a cover of the Slade song. This single was produced by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea of Slade. The single peaked at #55 in the UK.[31][32]
- In 1996, John Springate of glam rock group The Glitter Band released a cover of the track on a glam rock tribute album titled Wham Bam Thank You Glam.[33]
- In 1997, Welsh anti-fascist Oi! band The Oppressed released a cover of the song on their extended play "The Noise" which also featured covers of Slade's Cum On Feel the Noize and Gudbuy T' Jane.[34] These three tracks were also included on the 1998 album More Noize For The Boys.[35]
- In 2009, American ska punk band Reel Big Fish released a cover of the song on the album Fame, Fortune and Fornication.[36]
- The song has also been covered by Arrows, Ángeles del Infierno, James Last, London (Nikki Sixx's pre-Mötley Crüe band), The Mission.
Personnel
- Noddy Holder: Lead vocals and guitar
- Jim Lea: Bass guitar and backing vocals
- Dave Hill: Lead guitar and backing vocals
- Don Powell: Drums
References
- ^ http://www.chartstats.com/
- ^ "Mama Weer All Crazee Now / Man Who Speeks Evil by Slade : Reviews and Ratings". Rate Your Music. http://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/slade/mama_weer_all_crazee_now___man_who_speeks_evil/. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- ^ Slade's Greatest Hits coompilation booklet
- ^ http://sladefanclub.weebly.com/uploads/7/6/6/0/7660950/8302707_orig.jpg
- ^ Slade International Fan Club newsletter June - July - August 1986
- ^ Thompson, Dave. "Mama Weer All Crazee Now". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/song/mama-weer-all-crazee-now-t3963777. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- ^ http://sladefanclub.weebly.com/uploads/7/6/6/0/7660950/2250004_orig.jpg
- ^ Slade News - Issue 4 - July-August 1979
- ^ Record Mirror magazine 26 August 1972
- ^ a b http://sladefanclub.weebly.com/uploads/7/6/6/0/7660950/4172254_orig.jpg
- ^ Slade Fan Club Newsletter October - November 1972
- ^ Slade Fan Club Newsletter October - November 1972
- ^ "Go-Set Australian charts ~ 1972". Poparchives.com.au. http://www.poparchives.com.au/gosetcharts/1972/1972.html. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now". austriancharts.at. http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Slade&titel=Mama+Weer+All+Crazee+Now&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- ^ "top20hitparade". Flanders-hitparade.net. http://www.flanders-hitparade.net/. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now". dutchcharts.nl. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Slade&titel=Mama+Weer+All+Crazee+Now&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- ^ http://www.infodisc.fr/Bilan_S.php
- ^ musicline.de / PhonoNet GmbH. "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/SLADE/single. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- ^ Jaclyn Ward - Fireball Media Group - http://www.fireballmedia.ie. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now". hitparade.ch. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Slade&titel=Mama+Weer+All+Crazee+Now&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- ^ "Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=5752. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/slade/chart-history/5688?f=379&g=Singles
- ^ "Les Humphries Singers & Orchestra* - Sound '73 (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/Les-Humphries-Singers-Orchestra-Sound-73/release/2818139. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
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- ^ "Quiet Riot - Mama Weer All Crazee Now at Discogs". Discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/Quiet-Riot-Mama-Weer-All-Crazee-Now-Bad-Boy/master/67347. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
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- ^ "Recording: Mama weer all crazee now - Mama's Boys". Second Hand Songs. 2009-01-20. http://www.secondhandsongs.com/performance/17749. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- ^ "Metal Gurus, The - Merry Xmas Everybody (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/Metal-Gurus-Merry-Xmas-Everybody/release/943211. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
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- ^ "Medium: Wham Bam Thank You Glam - (1996)". Second Hand Songs. 2008-02-10. http://www.secondhandsongs.com/medium/27981. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- ^ "Oppressed, The - The Noize E.P (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/Oppressed-The-Noize-EP/release/1654311. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
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Preceded by
"You Wear It Well" by Rod StewartUK number one single (Slade version)
9 September 1972 for three weeksSucceeded by
"How Can I Be Sure" by David CassidyNoddy Holder • Jim Lea • Dave Hill • Don Powell
Mal McNulty • John Berry • Steve Whalley • Steve Makin • Trevor Holliday • Dave Glover • Craig FenneyStudio albums Beginnings (Ambrose Slade, 1969) • Play It Loud (1970) • Slayed? (1972) • Old, New, Borrowed and Blue (1974) • Slade In Flame (1974) • Nobody's Fools (1976) • Whatever Happened to Slade? (1977) • Return to Base (1979) • We'll Bring the House Down (1981) • Till Deaf Do Us Part (1981) • The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome (1983) • Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply (1984) • Rogues Gallery (1985) • Crackers: The Party Album (1985) • You Boyz Make Big Noize (1987)Live albums Compilations Sladest (1973) • Slade Smashes! (1980) • Slade's Greats (1984) • Wall of Hits (1991) • Feel The Noize- Greatest Hits (1997) • The Genesis of Slade (2000) • The Very Best of Slade (2005) • Slade Alive! - The Live Anthology (2006) • The Slade Box (Anthology 1969-91) (2006) • B-Sides (2007) • Live at the BBC (2009) • Merry Xmas Everybody: Party Hits (2009)Singles "You Better Run" (The N' Betweens) • "Genesis" (Ambrose Slade) • "Wild Winds are Blowing" • "Shape of Things to Come" • "Know Who You Are" • "Get Down and Get With It" • "'Coz I Luv You" • "Look Wot You Dun" • "Take Me Bak 'Ome" • "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" • "Gudbuy T' Jane" • "Cum On Feel the Noize" • "Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me" • "My Friend Stan" • "Merry Xmas Everybody" • "Everyday" • "The Bangin' Man" • "Far Far Away" • "How Does It Feel" • "Thanks for the Memory (Wham Bam Thank You Mam)" • "In For a Penny" • "Let's Call It Quits" • "Nobody's Fool" • "Gypsy Roadhog" • "Burning in the Heat of Love" • "My Baby Left Me - That's All Right" • "Give Us a Goal" • "Rock 'n' Roll Bolero" • "Ginny, Ginny" • "I'm a Rocker" • "Sign of the Times" • "Okey Cokey" • "Six of the Best (EP)" • "Live at Reading (EP)" • "Xmas Ear Bender (EP)" • "We'll Bring the House Down" • "Wheels Ain't Coming Down" • "Knuckle Sandwich Nancy" • "Lock Up Your Daughters" • "Rock and Roll Preacher" • "Ruby Red" • "(And Now the Waltz) C'est La Vie" • "My Oh My" • "Run Runaway" • "Slam the Hammer Down" • "All Join Hands" • "7 Year Bitch" • "Myzsterious Mizster Jones" • "Little Sheila" • "Do You Believe in Miracles" • "Still the Same" • "That's What Friends Are For" • "You Boyz Make Big Noize" • "Ooh La La in L.A." • "We Won't Give In" • "Let's Dance '88" • "Radio Wall of Sound" • "Universe"Video "Slade in Flame" • "Wall of Hits" • "Inside Slade - The Singles 1971-1991" • "The Very Best of Slade" • "Slade Alive! - The Ultimate Critical Review" •Related articles DiscographyQuiet Riot Frankie Banali · Chuck Wright · Alex Grossi · Mark Huff
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