Argent was formed in 1969 by Rod Argent and Chris White, who had been the keyboard player and the bassist, and principal songwriters, in 1960s hitmakers The Zombies. Chris White now assumed a writing and producing role, so Jim Rodford (Argent's cousin and formerly with the Mike Cotton Sound) was recruited on bass. The line-up was completed by drummer Bob Henrit and guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Russ Ballard (both previously with The Roulettes and Unit 4 + 2). The first two albums - 'Argent' (1970) and 'Ring of Hands' (1971) - performed well but it was the third album 'All Together Now' (1972) that catapulted the band to stardom. Written by Argent and White, first single 'Hold Your Head Up' reached number 5 in both the UK and the US, where it sold over a million copies, and second single 'Tragedy' also sold well. The next album 'In Deep' (1973) featured the massive rock anthem 'God Gave Rock & Roll to You', another worldwide hit, written by Russ Ballard. The song gained a new lease of life in 1991 when Kiss's cover version was featured at the end of the film 'Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey'. The album also included the hit 'It's Only Money (Pt. 2)'. This 28-track 2CD compilation gathers all the hits and the cream of the album tracks, including Rod Argent's 'Christmas for the Free', which features virtuoso performances and amazing vocal harmonies. The booklet includes annotation by Alan Robinson.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.Hold Your Head Up

Argent

2.God Gave Rock & Roll to You

Argent

3.Christmas for the Free

Argent

4.Liar

Argent

5.Schoolgirl

Argent

6.Dance in the Smoke

Argent

7.It's Only Money (Pt. 2)

Argent

8.Clown

Argent

9.Tragedy

Argent

10.No Forever (Feat. MayKay) [PBH & JACK Remix]

Argent

11.Sweet Mary

Argent

12.Celebration

Argent

13.Lothlórien

Argent

14.Man for All Reasons

Argent

Disc 2

Track name

Artist

1.Thunder and Lightning

Argent

2.The Jester

Argent

3.Highwire

Argent

4.Love

Argent

5.Keep On Rollin'

Argent

6.Be My Lover, Be My Friend

Argent

7.Like Honey

Argent

8.Sleep Won't Help Me

Argent

9.Pleasure

Argent

10.The Coming of Kohoutek

Argent

11.Once Around the Sun

Argent

12.Infinite Wanderer

Argent

13.Circus

Argent

14.Candles On the River

Argent

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