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Smokie's historical reputation as Northern England's answer to America's West Coast sound is done no disservice whatsoever by this sharp collection not of their all-time greatest hits, but of the songs and singles that stand the loudest in the memory of anybody who had an ear tuned to U.K. radio in the mid-'70s. The pick of the pack, as with any Smokie collection, has to be the sublime "Living Next Door to Alice," with the title track and "Changing All the Time" coming in a tie for close second. But, by drawing more from the band's own songwriting canon than from its original mentors, Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, the compiler allows such jewels as "Back to Bradford," "Poor Lady," and "I Can't Stay Here Tonight" to shine forth, and Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me emerges as a pointed reminder of the days when the term "adult-oriented rock" didn't necessarily signify something you'd rush to the hills to avoid.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
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Smokie, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Mike Chapman, Producer - Nicky Chinn, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Michael Chapman, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1975 Chinnichap Records Ltd.
Smokie, Main Artist - M. Chapman, Composer, Lyricist - Nicky Chinn, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Mike Chapman, Producer
(P)1975 Chinnichap Records Ltd.
Smokie, Main Artist - Mike Chapman, Producer - M. Chapman, Composer, Lyricist - Nicky Chinn, Composer, Lyricist
(P)1975 Chinnichap Records Ltd. licensed to BMG Ariola München GmbH
Smokie, Main Artist - Mike Chapman, Producer - Nicky Chinn, Producer - Pete Spencer, Composer, Lyricist - Chris Norman, Composer, Lyricist
(P)1975 Chinnichap Records Ltd. licensed to BMG Ariola Munich
Smokie, Main Artist - C.Norman, Composer, Lyricist - P.Spencer, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Chapman, Producer
(P)1978 Chinnichap Records Ltd. licensed to BMG Ariola Munich
Smokie, Main Artist - Norman, Composer, Lyricist - spencer, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Chapman, Producer - Nicky Chinn, Producer
(P)1975 Chinnichap Records Ltd.
Smokie, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Michael Chapman, Composer, Lyricist - Nicky Chinn, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Mike Chapman, Producer
(P) 1976 Chinnichap Records Ltd. licensed to Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Smokie, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - C.Norman, Composer, Lyricist - P.Spencer, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Chapman, Producer
(P) 1975 Chinnichap Records Ltd. licensed to BMG Ariola München GmbH
Smokie, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Chris Norman, Composer, Lyricist - Pete Spencer, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Chapman, Producer
(P) 1977 Chinnichap Records Ltd. licensed to BMG Ariola Munich
Smokie, Main Artist - Leo Sayer, Composer, Lyricist - David Courtney, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Chapman, Producer
(P)1977 Chinnichap Records Ltd. licensed to BMG Ariola München GmbH
Smokie, Main Artist - C.Norman, Composer, Lyricist - P.Spencer, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Chapman, Producer
(P) 1977 Chinnichap Records Ltd. licensed to Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Smokie, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Chris Norman, Composer, Lyricist - Pete Spencer, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Chapman, Producer - Nicky Chinn, Producer
(P) 1975 Chinnichap Records Ltd. licensed to BMG Ariola Munich
Smokie, Main Artist - M. Chapman, Composer, Lyricist - N. Chinn, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Chapman, Producer
(P)1978 Chinnichap Records Ltd. licensed to BMG Ariola Munich
Smokie, Main Artist - A. SILSON, Composer, Lyricist - T.Uttlay, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Chapman, Producer
(P)1978 Chinnichap Records Ltd. licensed to BMG Ariola Munich
Smokie, Main Artist - Nicky Chinn, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - M. Chapman, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Chapman, Producer
(P) 1975 Chinnichap Records Ltd. licensed to BMG Ariola München GmbH
Smokie, Main Artist - M. Chapman, Composer, Lyricist - Nicky Chinn, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Mike Chapman, Producer
(P)1975 Chinnichap Records Ltd. licensed to BMG Ariola Munich
Album review
Smokie's historical reputation as Northern England's answer to America's West Coast sound is done no disservice whatsoever by this sharp collection not of their all-time greatest hits, but of the songs and singles that stand the loudest in the memory of anybody who had an ear tuned to U.K. radio in the mid-'70s. The pick of the pack, as with any Smokie collection, has to be the sublime "Living Next Door to Alice," with the title track and "Changing All the Time" coming in a tie for close second. But, by drawing more from the band's own songwriting canon than from its original mentors, Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, the compiler allows such jewels as "Back to Bradford," "Poor Lady," and "I Can't Stay Here Tonight" to shine forth, and Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me emerges as a pointed reminder of the days when the term "adult-oriented rock" didn't necessarily signify something you'd rush to the hills to avoid.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:57
- Main artists: Smokie
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Ariola Express
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
1993 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
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