SMOKIE
''THE BEST OF, DISC ONE''
2001
93:34
1/Have You Ever Seen The Rain (J. C. Fogerty) 4:17
2/Living Next Door To Alice (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) 3:38
3/Needles And Pins (Sonny Bono, Jack Nitzsche) 2:46
4/Don`t Play You Rock`n`roll To Me (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) 3:24
5/It's Your Life (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) 3:32
6/If You Think You Know How To Love Me (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) 4:02
7/Baby It's You (Chris Norman, Peter Spencer) 4:08
8/Oh Carol (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) 3:39
9/Lady Back In The Arms Of Someone (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) 4:23
10/Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) 4:02
11/I`ll Meet You At Midnight (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) 3:21
12/Stranger (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) 4:43
DISC TWO
1/What Can I Do (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) 4:05
2/For A Few Dollars More (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) 3:36
3/Changing All The Time (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) 3:24
4/No More Letters (Chris Norman, Peter Spencer) 3:32
5/Little Lucy (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) 3:49
6/Power Of Love (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) 2:00
7/Light Up My Life (Alan Silson, Terry Uttley) 4:27
8/Poor Lady (Midnight Baby) (Chris Norman, Peter Spencer) 4:43
9/Stumblin' In (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) (with Suzi Quatro) 3:58
10/In The Midle Of A Lonely Dream (Alan Barton, Simon Humphrey) 4:23
11/Wild Wild Angels (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) 4:29
12/Lodi (J. C. Fogerty) 3:26
Chris Norman/Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Alan Silson/Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
Peter Spencer/Drums, Guitar (Bass), Saxophone, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
Terry Uttley/Bass, Guitar (Bass), Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
BIOGRAPHY
by John Bush
Originally formed in Yorkshire, England, in 1966, Smokie hit the British pop charts several times during the late '70s with updated psychedelic pop, influenced by the band's stay on Mickie Most's Rak Records as well as the writers of most of the band's hit material, Rak's Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. Vocalist Chris Norman, bassist Terry Utley, guitarist Alan Silson, and drummer Ron Kelly had played in the Elizabethans, but formed the band Kindness in 1970. The quartet recorded many singles during the late '60s and early '70s, but failed to show any chart activity. By 1973, Kelly had left the band and was replaced by Pete Spencer. In 1975, the band, signed to Rak Records, and billed as Smokey, hit number three in the U.K. with "If You Think You Know How to Love Me." After another Top Ten hit, "Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me," Smokey became Smokie; during 1976, the group scored with three Top 20 hits, including the number five "Living Next Door to Alice." Smokie hit number five both in 1977 ("It's Your Life") and 1978 ("Oh Carol"), but the band's chart run ended by early 1980, and following 1982's Midnight Delight, they disbanded. Both Spencer and Norman continued to work at Rak during the '80s, writing hits for several groups; they re-formed Smokie in 1986, resurfacing with the LP My Heart Is True. Two more albums, All Fired Up and Greatest Hits Live, followed, with the group remaining active throughout the '90s, issuing new material as well as a number of hits collections.
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''THE BEST OF, DISC ONE''
2001
93:34
1/Have You Ever Seen The Rain (J. C. Fogerty) 4:17
2/Living Next Door To Alice (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) 3:38
3/Needles And Pins (Sonny Bono, Jack Nitzsche) 2:46
4/Don`t Play You Rock`n`roll To Me (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) 3:24
5/It's Your Life (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) 3:32
6/If You Think You Know How To Love Me (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) 4:02
7/Baby It's You (Chris Norman, Peter Spencer) 4:08
8/Oh Carol (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) 3:39
9/Lady Back In The Arms Of Someone (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) 4:23
10/Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) 4:02
11/I`ll Meet You At Midnight (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) 3:21
12/Stranger (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) 4:43
DISC TWO
1/What Can I Do (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) 4:05
2/For A Few Dollars More (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) 3:36
3/Changing All The Time (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) 3:24
4/No More Letters (Chris Norman, Peter Spencer) 3:32
5/Little Lucy (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) 3:49
6/Power Of Love (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) 2:00
7/Light Up My Life (Alan Silson, Terry Uttley) 4:27
8/Poor Lady (Midnight Baby) (Chris Norman, Peter Spencer) 4:43
9/Stumblin' In (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) (with Suzi Quatro) 3:58
10/In The Midle Of A Lonely Dream (Alan Barton, Simon Humphrey) 4:23
11/Wild Wild Angels (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) 4:29
12/Lodi (J. C. Fogerty) 3:26
Chris Norman/Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Alan Silson/Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
Peter Spencer/Drums, Guitar (Bass), Saxophone, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
Terry Uttley/Bass, Guitar (Bass), Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
BIOGRAPHY
by John Bush
Originally formed in Yorkshire, England, in 1966, Smokie hit the British pop charts several times during the late '70s with updated psychedelic pop, influenced by the band's stay on Mickie Most's Rak Records as well as the writers of most of the band's hit material, Rak's Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. Vocalist Chris Norman, bassist Terry Utley, guitarist Alan Silson, and drummer Ron Kelly had played in the Elizabethans, but formed the band Kindness in 1970. The quartet recorded many singles during the late '60s and early '70s, but failed to show any chart activity. By 1973, Kelly had left the band and was replaced by Pete Spencer. In 1975, the band, signed to Rak Records, and billed as Smokey, hit number three in the U.K. with "If You Think You Know How to Love Me." After another Top Ten hit, "Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me," Smokey became Smokie; during 1976, the group scored with three Top 20 hits, including the number five "Living Next Door to Alice." Smokie hit number five both in 1977 ("It's Your Life") and 1978 ("Oh Carol"), but the band's chart run ended by early 1980, and following 1982's Midnight Delight, they disbanded. Both Spencer and Norman continued to work at Rak during the '80s, writing hits for several groups; they re-formed Smokie in 1986, resurfacing with the LP My Heart Is True. Two more albums, All Fired Up and Greatest Hits Live, followed, with the group remaining active throughout the '90s, issuing new material as well as a number of hits collections.
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