Record Mirror felt the album "offer[s] a lot of variety" with notable "arrangements", the use of female "backup vocals" and "lots of pace". New Musical Express wrote: "...superficially the music here is of reasonable standard, [but] there's not a lot of depth. Really the album is just a collection of hooky little singles." Music Week described it as a "cracking album", showing Slade having "matured" and "playing better than ever". American magazine Cash Box described the band as adopting a "laid back stance" on the album, noting that "rock is still around in abundance but, equally present, are pop subtleties and a couple of genuine mellow moments". AllMusic retrospectively noted: "Nobody's Fools has some really great songs on it, but all things considered it was the band's worst album at that point. Basically misguided from the get-go, Nobody's Fools is constantly trying to free itself from the oppressive production and arrangements." In 2010, Classic Rock considered the album "worth exploring", describing it as "surprisingly slick-sounding". Colin Harper of Record Collector concluded the album was "engagingly eclectic, if not quite truly classic." Track listing Chart performance Personnel Slade Noddy Holder – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Dave Hill – lead guitar, backing vocals Jim Lea – bass, backing vocals Don Powell – drums Additional personnel Chas Chandler – producer Tasha Thomas – backing vocals Paul Prestotino – dobro guitar Corky Stasiak, Denis Ferranti, Gabby Gabriel, Gess Young – engineers Ian A. Walker – art direction Gered Mankowitz – photography References Slade albums Nobody's Fool Polydor Records albums Albums produced by Chas Chandler