Changing All the Time
1975 studio album by Smokie
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Studio album by Smokie | ||||
Released | 22 September 1975 | |||
Recorded | 1975 | |||
Studio | Audio International Studios (London, England) Decca Studios (Paris, France) | |||
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Length | 34:20[nb 1] | |||
Label | RAK | |||
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Changing All the Time is the second studio album by the English rock band Smokie, released in September 1975.[2]
Early pressings of the album had been made with the band's original name "Smokey", but in November 1975 it was announced that the name would be altered to "Smokie" in order to avoid confusion with soul legend Smokey Robinson. All later copies of the album would bear the changed spelling.[2]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me" | Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman | 3:19 |
2. | "If You Think You Know How to Love Me" | Chinn, Chapman | 3:27 |
3. | "It's Natural" | Pete Spencer, Chris Norman | 2:40 |
4. | "Give It to Me" | Alan Silson | 3:44 |
5. | "We're Flyin' High" | Chinn, Chapman | 3:55 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Changing All the time" | Chinn, Chapman | 3:39 |
7. | "Julia" | Spencer, Norman | 2:56 |
8. | "Take Me In" | Silson | 4:23 |
9. | "Umbrella Day" | Spencer, Norman | 2:49 |
10. | "Back to Bradford" | Spencer, Norman | 3:33 |
Total length: | 34:20 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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11. | "Tis Me" | Spencer, Norman | 2:56 |
12. | "Talking Her Round" | Terry Uttley | 2:44 |
Total length: | 39:54 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "If You Think You Know How to Love Me" (Alan Silson home demo recording) | Chinn, Chapman | 4:10 |
14. | "If You Think You Know How to Love Me" (Jay Frog & Amfree mix) | Chinn, Chapman | 5:13 |
Total length: | 49:16 |
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's 1975[nb 4] and 2016[nb 3] liner notes.
- Smokie
- Chris Norman – lead vocals, back vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano
- Alan Silson – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, steel guitar, back vocals, lead vocals (on "Give It to Me")
- Terry Uttley – bass guitar, back vocals
- Pete Spencer – drums, flute, percussion
- Technical personnel
- Mike Chapman – production
- Nicky Chinn – production
- Pete Coleman – engineering
- Chris Blair – mastering (at Abbey Road Studios, London, England)
- Phil Dennys – string arrangements (on tracks 1, 2 and 6)
- Michael Ross – sleeve design
- Gered Mankowitz – photography
- Dick Ward – tinting
- Remastering
- Tim Turan at Turan Audio – 2007 remastering
- MM Sound Digital Mastering Studios – 2016 remastering
Charts
Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] | 16 |
UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 18 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[5] | Silver | 60,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- Notes
- Citations
- ^ Guarisco, Donald A. Smokie: "Changing All the Time" > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ a b Hendriks, Phil (2007). Changing All the Time (booklet). Smokie. London: 7T's Records (GLAM CD 37). p. 3.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Smokie – Changing All the Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "British album certifications – Smokie – Changing All the Time". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
External links
- Discography 1975-1982
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Smokie
- Terry Uttley
- Martin Bullard
- Steve Pinnell
- Mike Craft
- Mick McConnell
- Alan Silson
- Chris Norman
- Clarence Dawson
- Ron Kelly
- Arthur Higgins
- Pete Spencer
- Alan Barton
- Pass It Around
- Changing All the Time
- Midnight Café
- Bright Lights & Back Alleys
- The Montreux Album
- The Other Side of the Road
- Solid Ground
- Boulevard of Broken Dreams
- Wild Horses – The Nashville Album
- Take a Minute
- Greatest Hits
- "Pass It Around"
- "If You Think You Know How to Love Me"
- "Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me"
- "Something's Been Making Me Blue"
- "Wild Wild Angels"
- "I'll Meet You at Midnight"
- "Living Next Door to Alice"
- "Lay Back in the Arms of Someone"
- "It's Your Life"
- "Needles and Pins"
- "For a Few Dollars More"
- "Oh Carol"
- "Mexican Girl"
- "Do to Me"
- "Babe It's Up to You"
- "San Francisco Bay"
- "Take Good Care of My Baby"
- "Run to Me"
- "Little Town Flirt"
- "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"