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All Together Now (Argent album)

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Released
  
July 1972

Artist
  
Argent

Label
  
Epic Records

All Together Now (1972)
  
In Deep (1973)

Release date
  
July 1972

Producers
  
Chris White, Rod Argent

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Recorded
  
1971 at Abbey Road Studios

Length
  
41:42 71:18 (CD re-release)

Genres
  
Rock music, Progressive rock, Hard rock, Psychedelic rock

Similar
  
Ring of Hands, In Deep, Nexus, The Argent Anthology ‑ A Collecti, Encore: Live in Concert

All Together Now, released in 1972, was the third album recorded by British rock band Argent. It was originally released on Epic Records, KE 31556. 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. Other featured songs include "Tragedy," "I Am the Dance of Ages" and "He's a Dynamo."

Contents

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. Uriah Heep also covered the song on their 1989 album Raging 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".

Steppenwolf covered "Hold Your Head Up" on their 1982 album Wolftracks.

Argent hold your head up 1972 tv performance


Track listing

Songs written by Rod Argent and Chris White except as noted.

UK release had a red sticker on the cover; Includes the hit single "Hold Your Head Up" and "Tragedy". It was a gatefold album with a 4-page booklet each page featuring a Band member with lots of photos.

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
  • Releases

  • CD All Together Now Sony Music Distribution 1994
  • CD All Together Now Koch / eOne / Koch International 1997
  • CD All Together Now Acadia 2006
  • CD All Together Now [Bonus Tracks]Acadia 2007
  • CD All Together Now Sony Music Distribution 2008
  • CD All Together Now [Bonus Track] Esoteric Records 2012
  • Songs

    1Hold Your Head Up6:18
    2Keep on Rollin'4:32
    3Tragedy4:50

    References

    All Together Now (Argent album) Wikipedia