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"Nobody's Fool" is a single from rock band Slade which appeared on the album ''Nobody's Fools''. It was written by lead singer Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea. The single was released in 1976 and did not enter the UK charts. This was unusual for Slade whose previous 17 singles entered the top 20. From this single, the band found themselves in a commercial decline after UK fans accused the band of 'selling out' and forgetting about their fanbase in the UK, as the band had been in the States for most of 1975, trying to crack the market. The single featured Tasha Thomas doing backing vocals - the first time a Slade single featured any female backing.〔Slade's remastered album Nobody's Fools booklet〕 The single A-side features an edited piano introduction, compared to the album version. The b-side, "L.A. Jinx", tells of the bad luck that Slade always seemed to accompany the band whenever they played L.A.〔 "Nobody's Fool" has been covered by Light Fantastic, Britny Fox and also The Dummies which was a project of Slade's bassist Jim Lea. == Background == Upon recording the song in 1976, bassist/co-writer Jim Lea was really into Queen's music, with all the harmonies, solo piano breaks etc. Therefore, it was intended that "Nobody's Fool" would be some twenty minute extravaganza, with everything thrown in. Later, when it was discussed, it was obvious that this type of number wouldn't appeal to the stomping Slade fan of the day. Thus the band only recorded a short version of the piece - but even that, which featured the unheard of act of female backing vocalists show what an adventurous number it was. It was true that this wouldn't have appealed to Slade fans at the time, as when a single version of the number was released, it flopped - breaking Slade's run of seventeen hit singles.〔http://sladefanclub.weebly.com/uploads/7/6/6/0/7660950/6119927_orig.jpg〕〔Slade Supporters Club Newsletter May - June 1981〕 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「Nobody's Fool (Slade song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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