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Line-Up Ex-Members Albums Singles Videos Books Various Refers
SMOKIE
Bradford, GB
*  1968

Line-Up:

SMOKIE (photo)
 

Alan Barton - voc,g,kb
Alan Silson - g,voc,hca
Terry Uttley - bg,voc
Steve Pinnell - ds
Martin Bullard - kb

Former Members:

Chris Norman (voc,g,p, 1968-82, 1985-9/86 a do 1988)
Pete Spencer (ds,voc,fl, 1968-86)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Pass It Around14.02.1975RAK
2.Changing All The Time
credited to: Smokey
produced by: Nicky Chinn/Mike Chapman/Smokey		03.10.1975RAK18
3.Midnight Cafe09.04.1976RAK
4.Greatest Hits
produced by: Nicky Chinn/Mike Chapman		15.04.1977RAK6
5.Bright Lights And Back Alleys11/1977 RAK
6.The Concert: Live In Essen, Germany 19781978 Sony Music
7.The Montreux Album10/1978 RAK52
8.The Other Side Of The Road11/1979 RAK
9.Very Best Of Smokie1980
10.Smokie's Hits10/1980 23
11.USA Album? ?
12.Solid Ground1982
13.Strangers In Paradise1982
14.Midnight Delight1983
15.In Smokie Time? ?
16.Greatest Hits Vol. 2? ?
17.All Fired Up1988
18.Boulevard Of Broken Dreams1989 Polydor
19.Chasing Shadows1992 Electrola
20.Burning Ambition10/1993 Electrola
21.Complete Smokie Collection1/1996 4CD
22.The World - And Elsewhere15.04.1996WAG
23.Light A Candle11.11.1996CMC/Koch
24.The Collection1997 BMG
25.Wild Horses2/1998 EMI
26.The Concert1998 BMG
27.The German Collection10.04.2000EMI Electrola
28.The 25th Anniversary Album 1975-200023.10.2000BMG
29.Uncovered - The Very Best Of Smokie3/2001 Universal Music TV
30.Selected Singles '75-'7811/2003 BMG
31.On The Wire2004
32.Greatest Hits Love07.06.2005Prism Platinum
33.Grand Collection25.09.2007
34.Hit Collection17.06.2008Sony/BMG
35.Gold: Greatest Hits17.11.2008Sony/BMG
36.All Time Greatest Hits12/2008 Emerald
37.Collections16.12.2008Sony/BMG
38.Original Album Classics
(box set)		06.10.2009Sony BMG Europe
39.Take A Minute3/2011 The End/Sony
40.Take a Minute / Live in South Africa25.10.2011
41.Gold 1975-201520.03.2015Sony Music
42.Gold8/2020 Crimson44

Chris Norman:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Little Criminals1977
2.Rock Away Your Teardrops1982
3.Some Hearts Are Diamonds1986
4.Different Shades1987
5.Hits From The Heart1988
6.Break The Ice1989 Polydor
7.The Interchange1991
8.The Growing Years1992
9.Jealous Heart1993
10.The Album1994
11.Screaming Love Album1994
12.Every Little Thing1995
13.Reflections1995
14.Into The Night02.06.1997Intercord
15.Christmas Together1997
16.Full Circle07.02.2000Ariola
17.Breathe Me In6/2002 BMG
18.Handmade11/2003 Sanctuary
19.Break Away2004
20.Heartbreaking Hits6/2004 edel/Warner Music
21.One Acoustic Evening
& Band		27.06.2006Locomotive Music
22.Soul Classics
& Siggi Schwarz And The Legends & Chris Thompson		18.03.2008
23.Gypsy Queen13.08.2013SoloSounds
24.There and Back17.09.2013SoloSounds
25.Lovers and Friends01.10.2013SoloSounds
26.Another Night In Nashville
& C.C. Catch		02.09.2014SoloSounds
27.Waiting18.09.2015Solo Sound
28.Crossover25.09.2015Solo Sound
29.That’s Christmas11.12.2015Solo Sound

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Pass It Around21.03.1975RAK
2.If You Think You Know How To Love Me
produced by: Nicky Chinn/Mike Chapman		06.06.1975RAK2 96
3.Don't Play Your Rock And Roll To Me
produced by: Nicky Chinn/Mike Chapman		12.09.1975RAK7
4.Something's Been Making Me Blue
produced by: Nicky Chinn/Mike Chapman		02.01.1976RAK17
5.Wild Wild Angel19.03.1976RAK
6.I'll Meet You At Midnight
produced by: Nicky Chinn/Mike Chapman		03.09.1976RAK11
7.Living Next Door To Alice
produced by: Nicky Chinn/Mike Chapman		12.11.1976RAK1 18
8.Lay Back In The Arms Of Someone
produced by: Nicky Chinn/Mike Chapman		18.02.1977RAK11
9.It's Your Life
produced by: Nicky Chinn/Mike Chapman		24.06.1977RAK5
10.Needles And Pins
produced by: Mike Chapman		9/1977 RAK10 68
11.For A Few Dollars More
produced by: Mike Chapman		13.01.1978RAK17
12.Oh Carol
produced by: Mike Chapman/Nicky Chinn		5/1978 RAK5
13.Mexican Girl15.09.1978RAK15
14.Do To Me6/1979
15.Babe It's Up To You10/1979
16.San Francisco Bay3/1980
17.Take Good Care Of My Baby4/1980 34
18.Little Town Flirt10/1981
19.Hold On Tight1/1987
20.Cry In The Night10/1987
21.Young Hearts6/1989
22.Boulevard Of Broken Dreams12/1989 77
23.You're So Different Tonight7/1992
24.Don't Play That Game With Me10/1992
25.Naked Love9/1993
26.Living Next Door To Alice (Who The Fuck is Alice)
feat. Roy 'Chubby' Brown		5/1995 Wag3
27.Light A Candle16.12.1996CMC/Koch

Chris Norman:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Stumblin' In
& Suzi Quatro		03.11.1978RAK41 4
2.Hey Baby1982
3.Love Is A Battlefield12/1983 RCA
4.My Girl And Me1984
5.Midnight Lady4/1986
6.Some Hearts Are Diamonds9/1986
7.No Arms Can Ever Hold You1/1987
8.Sarah12/1987
9.I Want To Be Needed
& Shari Belafonte		3/1988
10.Broken Heroes4/1988
11.Ordinary Heart1988
12.Wings Of Love1988
13.Back Again1989
14.Keep The Candle Burning1989
15.If You Need My Love Tonight8/1991
16.I Need Your Love
& Suzi Quatro		1992
17.Come Together1993
18.Goodbye Lady Blue1993
19.Growing Years1993
20.Jealous Heart1993
21.As Good As It Gets1994
22.I Need Your Love1994
23.Wild Wild Angel1994
24.Goodbye Lady Blue1995
25.Obsession1995
26.Red Hot Screaming Love1995
27.Fearless Hearts1996
28.Reflections Of My Life1996
29.Under Your Spell1996
30.Baby I Miss You05.05.1997Intercord
31.Into The Night18.08.1997Intercord
32.Oh Carol24.01.2000RCA
33.Mexican Girl01.05.2000BMG
34.Ich mach meine Augen zu / Everytime I Close My Eyes / Piccola e fragile
& Nino De Angelo		2/2002 BLN
35.Keep Talking2003
36.Only You2004
37.Amazing4/2004
38.For You6/2004
39.Breathless2004
40.Too Much2004

Videos:

1. Take A Minute - 3/2011, The End/Sony, live, 110 min

Bibliography:

Jaroslav Císao: Smokie aneb Hrají nám svůj rock'n'roll (2000, BB Art)

Various:

since 1968 till 5/74 performed under various names
5/74-14.11.75 Smokey

disbanded 1982
reunited 1985
disbanded 1986
reunited 1988

appeared on the LP:

Donovan: Donovan Rising (8/77, Rak)

Smokie Fan Club
c/o Grate Deberitz
Postbox 28
Senrum
0101 Oslo, Norway (31.1.94)

Pete Spencer:

appeared on the LP:

Chris Norman: Interchange (1991)
Chris Norman: The Growing Years (1992)
Chris Norman: The Album (1994)

Press References:

Big Beng!
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1999221.01.199925Forum kritikumalbum review
20002109.11.20006Infokus
Melodie
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19794 108
19813 94album review
Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19751405.04.197514Singlessingle review
19751405.04.197523MM Fileprofile
19751726.04.197550Albumsalbum review
19753820.09.197513Singlessingle review
19754325.10.197552Albumsalbum review
1976210.01.197614Singlessingle review
19761510.04.19763Singlessingle review
19762412.06.197624New Albumsalbum review
19763711.09.19763New Singlessingle review
19764216.10.197634Making Wavesinterview
19764513.11.19763Singlessingle review
1977926.02.197723Singlessingle review
19772625.06.197719Singlessingle review
19774612.11.197729Albumsalbum review
1978214.01.197817Singlessingle review
19783716.09.197815Singlessingle review
19784418.11.197820Albumsalbum review
New Musical Express
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1975002.08.197510Thrills
1975013.09.19752News Desk - Recording News
1975029.11.197523Plattersalbum review
1975020.12.19752News Desk - Recording News
Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19932629.12.199329Recenzealbum review
19952124.10.19956Galerie
19993 106Recenze - Novinkyalbum review
200011 123Recenze - Knihy