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- Artist: Glitter Band
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- Release Date: February 18, 1999
- Total Time: 127:43
- Type: Compilation (best of)
- Genre: Rock
Review
This double-CD set covers the career of the Glitter Band, who began their career as Gary Glitter's backing band and quickly made the transition to singles act to score a variety of chart hits in Europe during the mid-'70s. All of those hits, plus a copious outpouring of album tracks, B-sides, and outtakes, are represented on Solid Silver: The Ultimate Glitter Band, Vol. 1. At their best, the Glitter Band hit the same combination of pop hooks and rock attitude that typified the best glam songs: "Angel Face" mixes glam chants and a stomping beat to powerful effect and "Goodbye My Love" benefits from a dynamic guitar-driven arrangement that highlights the drama of its lyrics. The group also had strong enough chops to flirt with other musical genres: "Where You Have Been" applies glam firepower to a spacy prog-rock epic and "Makes You Blind" plays up the steady, danceable beat of the Glitter Band sound to create an effective fusion of glam and disco. The problem with Solid Silver: The Ultimate Glitter Band, Vol. 1 is that its track selection is too generous and allows in more than a few misfires to sit beside the highlights: "Jukebox Queen" is a tired retread of the group's retro songwriting themes and "Got to Get Ready for Love" leans a little too heavily on its thudding glam beat in an attempt to cover up its lack of a strong melody. Despite these problems, this set remains a good way to collect the group's hits in one package and will definitely appeal to glam rock historians. ~ Donald A. Guarisco, All Music GuideTracks
CD 1
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Angel Face | Glitter Band | (2:57) | |
| Rock On | Gary Glitter, Mike Leander | Glitter Band | (3:13) |
| Twisting the Night Away | Sam Cooke | Glitter Band | (3:17) |
| Just for You | Glitter Band | (3:06) | |
| I'm Celebrating | Glitter Band | (2:29) | |
| Sea Cruise | Huey "Piano" Smith | Glitter Band | (2:33) |
| Let's Get Together Again | Glitter Band | (3:57) | |
| Jukebox Queen | Glitter Band | (2:09) | |
| All I Have to Do Is Dream | Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant | Glitter Band | (2:58) |
| Sweet Baby Blue | Glitter Band | (3:29) | |
| All My Love | Glitter Band | (2:28) | |
| Write Me a Letter | Glitter Band | (3:14) | |
| Ring Around [#] | Glitter Band | (2:51) | |
| Gonna Meet You at the Fair [#] | Glitter Band | (3:20) | |
| Control Yourself [#] | Glitter Band | (5:27) | |
| The Tears I Cried | Glitter Band | (3:38) | |
| Until Tomorrow | Glitter Band | (2:36) | |
| Game's Up | Glitter Band | (2:33) | |
| For Always and Ever | Glitter Band | (2:50) | |
| I Can't Stop | Glitter Band | (1:44) |
CD 2
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Where Have You Been? | Glitter Band | (5:50) | |
| Goodbye My Love | Glitter Band | (3:48) | |
| Got to Get Ready for Love | Glitter Band | (2:25) | |
| Painted Lady | Glitter Band | (2:37) | |
| Makes You Blind | Mike Leander, |
Glitter Band | (3:11) |
| Do You Remember? | Glitter Band | (3:08) | |
| Shot in the Back [#] | Glitter Band | (4:10) | |
| Watch the Show | Glitter Band | (2:47) | |
| Dream Baby | Glitter Band | (2:53) | |
| Love in the Sun | Glitter Band | (3:05) | |
| Alone Again | Glitter Band | (3:40) | |
| Don't Make Promises (You Can't Keep) | Glitter Band | (3:51) | |
| Oh Well Never Mind | Glitter Band | (3:08) | |
| You're Trying Too Hard | Glitter Band | (2:25) | |
| You Know You Should Be Glad [#] | Glitter Band | (3:07) | |
| My First Mistake | Glitter Band | (4:08) | |
| Bring Her Back | Glitter Band | (2:45) | |
| People Like You, People Like Me | Glitter Band | (2:57) | |
| It's Only Love [#] | Glitter Band | (3:27) | |
| Gimme Some Loving/Angel Face (Reprise) | Steve Winwood, Muff Winwood, Spencer Davis | Glitter Band | (3:32) |
