Into the Night We Slide
| Into the Night We Slide | ||||
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| Released | October 1978 | |||
| Recorded | August – October 1978, Satbel Studios, Johannesburg | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 39:50 | |||
| Label | Jo'Burg Records | |||
| Producer | Greg Cutler | |||
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Into the Night We Slide was the debut album by Springs-based, South African rock group The Radio Rats and was distributed in 1978.[1]
The opening track and first single, "ZX Dan" (backed with "I'm Not in Love"), received national airplay and early in peaked at no. 2 on Johannesburg-based Radio 5. Still cherished as one of South Africa's greatest pop rock songs of all time, it received the second-most votes in the "All time favourite SA song" category in "The SA Rock Digest/Amuzine End of the Century Big Vote", in 1999.[2]
Contents
[edit]Side one of the album featured five songs and Side two the remaining five. Jonathan Handley composed the music and words for all.
Track listing
[edit]Side one
[edit]- 1. ZX Dan (5:17)
- 2. I'm Not Like That (4:39)
- 3. Plague Café (3:10)
- 4. Bomb Shelter Blues (4:20)
- 5. I'm in Love (2:41)
Side two
[edit]- 6. Law and Order (2:55)
- 7. A Visit to the Cinema (5:31)
- 8. Rocking (2:10)
- 9. Stay in your Rocking Chair (3:29)
- 10. Mucking About in the Dungeons All Day (5:00)
Personnel
[edit]- Dave Davies – lead vocals
- Jonathan Handley – lead guitar and background vocals
- Herbie Parkin – bass
- Leonard Dickson – drums and percussion
Re-issue
[edit]In 2002, Fresh Music released a digitally remastered CD edition of Into the Night We Slide with two bonus tracks in "Crazy Caroline", the follow-up single in June 1979, and its B-side, "Rocket Road". The liner notes include rare photographs and a band bio.
References
[edit]- ^ Album liner notes for Into the Night We Slide, The Radio Rats, Fresh Music, 2002 CD re-issue
- ^ "South African Rock Lists Website - Pollwinners".