"All or Nothing" (Marriott & Lane; Aquarius Music Ltd.) [3:04] |
Recorded at IBC Studios, Portland Place, London; June 1966. |
Released as Decca F 12470 on 5 August 1966. Charts 11 August 1966; UK #1 |
The Small Faces: Steve Marriott (guitar and lead vocal), Ronnie Lane (bass and backing vocals), Kenney Jones (drums), Ian McLagan (keyboards and backing vocals). |
Produced by Ian Samwell with Don Arden. |
Various. 1991. The British Invasion: The History of British Rock [7:11]. Santa Monica, CA: Rhino Records, Inc. [R2 70325] |
Notes and Quotes |
Section | Time | Meas. | Description | Text | |
Intro | 0:00 | Drum roll into guitar arpeggio figure (resolving suspended fourths) | — | ||
A | Verse | 0: | solo vocal; guitar arpeggiates over organ sustain | a | |
B | Refrain | : | vocal with refrain in unison | b | |
A | Verse | : | as in verse above | c | |
B | Refrain | : | As in refrain above; vocal solo begins improvisation over refrain. | b | |
A1 | Vrs p1 | : | wordless vocal/organ solo first half | — | |
A2 | Vrs p2 | d | |||
B | Refrain a | : | As above with different ending. Solo vocal improvises over refrain. | b | |
B | Refrain b |
: | quieter | b | |
B | Refrain c | : | louder | b | |
B | coda | : | return to intro material | — |
Text | |
I
thought you'd listen to my reasoning; but now I see you don't hear a thing. Try to make you see, how it's got to be. Yes it's all right. |
a |
All or nothing. All or nothing. All or nothing for me. | b |
Things
could work out just like I want them to. If I could have the other half
of you. You know I would, if I only could. Yes, it's . . . . |
c |
— I ain't takin' no lyin' so don't you sit there and cry. |
d |
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