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Thanks for the Memory (Wham Bam Thank You Mam) is a single from rock band Slade. It was written by lead singer Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea. The single was released in 1975 and peaked at #7 in the UK, spending 7 weeks on the chart and only one week in the top 10. This became Slade's last top ten hit for 6 years. It is notable for the use of keyboard - at the time new to a Slade single although piano and organ had been used in previous material.〔Slade's remastered album Nobody's Fools booklet〕 Record Mirror magazine voted the single #10 on the top 10 best singles in February 1976.〔Record Mirror magazine 14 February 1976〕 The song appeared on the American version of the 1974 album ''Slade in Flame'', which was released via Warner Bros. Records during 1975.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Slade - Slade In Flame (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs )〕 == Background == The song was originally titled "Here's To Your Health, Here's To Your Wealth". This version was later recorded by the band using a similar melody to "Thanks for the Memory" for the b-side of their 1985 hit single "All Join Hands". The b-side was titled "Here's To (The New Year)".〔http://sladefanclub.weebly.com/uploads/7/6/6/0/7660950/3210324_orig.jpg〕 Thanks For The Memory was censored upon release because the BBC took offence at the line "have a love smell on your sheet". Holder soon re-recorded the vocal as "have some honey with your meat" to allow play on Top of The Pops.〔Slade's Greatest Hits compilation booklet〕 In the first two weeks, the single had sold 200,000 copies.〔http://sladefanclub.weebly.com/uploads/7/6/6/0/7660950/4674838_orig.jpg〕〔Slade Fan Club Newsletter June–July 1975〕 Holder cited the song as one of his favourites in a 1976 Capital Radio interview that was issued in the September–October 1979 fan club newsletter.〔〔http://sladefanclub.weebly.com/uploads/7/6/6/0/7660950/730928_orig.jpg〕 The front cover of the Slade Fan Club Newsletter for June and July 1975, featured a reprint of the single's promotional photo of Slade.〔http://sladefanclub.weebly.com/uploads/7/6/6/0/7660950/4746387_orig.jpg〕〔Slade Fan Club Newsletter June–July 1974〕 The track was covered by the artists Go Crazy and Not Fragile. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thanks for the Memory (Wham Bam Thank You Mam)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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