All or Nothing (Small Faces song)

{{Short description|1966 single by the British band Small Faces}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = All Or Nothing

| cover = All or Nothing by Small Faces.jpg

| caption = West German picture sleeve

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Small Faces

| album =

| B-side = Understanding

| released = 5 August 1966{{cite magazine|last=Valentine|first=Penny|author-link=Penny Valentine|title=Penny Picks the Pops: This Is the Best Beatle Song Ever!|magazine=Disc and Music Echo|date=August 6, 1966|page=15}}

| recorded = 25 July 1966{{sfn|Tracy|1993|p=5}}

| studio = IBC, London

| venue =

| genre = Rock, hard rock

| length = 3:04

| label = Decca
(US RCA Victor)

| writer = Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane{{cite book

| first= Jo

| last= Rice

| year= 1982

| title= The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits

| edition= 1st

| publisher= Guinness Superlatives Ltd

| location= Enfield, Middlesex

| page= 103

| isbn= 0-85112-250-7}}

| producer = Don Arden

| prev_title = Hey Girl

| prev_year = 1966

| next_title = My Mind's Eye

| next_year = 1966

}}

{{Infobox song

|type = song

|artist = Small Faces

|album= The Autumn Stone

|released = 14 November 1969

|recorded = 18 November 1968

|venue = Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne

|genre = {{hlist|Hard rock|psychedelic rock}}

|length = 3:41

|label = Immediate

|writer = {{hlist|Marriott|Lane}}

|producer = {{hlist|Glyn Johns|Marriott|Lane}}

}}

"All or Nothing" is a song written by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane of the British rock band Small Faces and released as a single in 1966.

The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart on 15 September 1966.{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/all_the_no1_songs.php?show=2 |title=Official Singles Chart UK Top 100 |publisher=Theofficialcharts.com |accessdate=6 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408070947/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/all_the_no1_songs.php?show=2 |archivedate=8 April 2008 }}{{cite book

| first= David

| last= Roberts

| year= 2006

| title= British Hit Singles & Albums

| edition= 19th

| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited

| location= London

| isbn= 1-904994-10-5

| page= 195}}

The song was also a major hit in both the Netherlands, where it reached number two and Ireland, where it reached number three. It was also the first song by the Small Faces to chart in Ireland, as "Whatcha Gonna Do About It", "Sha-La-La-La-Lee" and "Hey Girl" all failed to do so.

Song information

According to Kay Marriott, Steve's mother, Steve wrote this song about his split with ex-fiancée Sue Oliver, though first wife Jenny Rylance states that Marriott told her he wrote the song for her as a result of her split with Rod Stewart. Both statements are said to be correct.Steve Marriott - All Too Beautiful... p.121

The song was recorded at IBC Studios in Portland Place, London. It appears on the Decca album From the Beginning. A live version is found on the BBC Sessions album.

Following Marriott's death in a house fire in 1991, the song was played as the requiem at his funeral.

{{cite web|title=Steve Marriott|publisher=Making Time 1995–2007|url=http://www.makingtime.co.uk/rfr/steve.htm|accessdate = 7 August 2007}}

Personnel

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

  • Paolo Hewitt/John Hellier (2004). Steve Marriott All Too Beautiful. Helter Skelter Publishing {{ISBN|1-900924-44-7}}.
  • {{Cite AV media |url=https://www.45worlds.com/cdalbum/cd/8440142 |title=As Years Go By |date=1993 |last=Tracy |first=John |type=CD |publisher=Deram |place=Europe |id=844 014-2}}