The Montreux Album
1978 studio album by Smokie
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Studio album by Smokie | ||||
Released | 12 September 1978 | |||
Recorded | 6–24 February 1978[1] | |||
Studio | Mountain Studios (Montreux, Switzerland) | |||
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Length | 34:32[nb 1] | |||
Label | RAK | |||
Producer | Mike Chapman | |||
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The Montreux Album is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Smokie, released in 1978. Recorded primarily at Mountain Studios in Montreux (hence the album's title) between 6 and 24 February 1978, it was the band's last album to be made in partnership with Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Girl Can't Help It" | Chris Norman, Pete Spencer | 3:44 |
2. | "Power of Love" | Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman | 1:54 |
3. | "No More Letters" | Norman, Spencer | 3:27 |
4. | "Mexican Girl" | Norman, Spencer | 3:57 |
5. | "You Took Me by Surprise" | Alan Silson, Terry Uttley | 3:38 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Oh Carol" | Chinn, Chapman | 3:39 |
7. | "Liverpool Docks" | Norman, Spencer | 2:56 |
8. | "Light Up My Life" | Uttley, Silson | 4:23 |
9. | "Petesey's Song" | Norman, Spencer | 2:49 |
10. | "For a Few Dollars More" | Chinn, Chapman | 3:33 |
Total length: | 34:32 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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11. | "Stumblin' In" (with Suzi Quatro) | Chinn, Chapman | 3:58 |
12. | "Stranger with You" (with Suzi Quatro) | Chinn, Chapman | 3:53 |
Total length: | 42:19 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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11. | "Roll On Baby" | Spencer | 2:41 |
12. | "Love's a Riot" | Chinn, Chapman | 3:43 |
13. | "Stumblin' In" | Chinn, Chapman | 3:59 |
14. | "A Stranger with You" | Chinn, Chapman | 3:52 |
Total length: | 48:45 |
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's 1978 and 2016 liner notes[nb 4][nb 3].
Smokie
- Chris Norman – lead vocals, backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, keyboards, synthesizers
- Alan Silson – lead vocals (on "You Took Me by Surprise"), backing vocals, acoustic and electric lead guitars
- Terry Uttley – lead vocals (on "Light Up My Life"), backing vocals, bass guitar
- Pete Spencer – lead vocals (on "Petesey's Song"), backing vocals, drums and percussion, tenor saxophone (on "No More Letters")
Technical personnel
- Mike Chapman – production
- Pete Coleman – engineering
- Ian Cooper – mixing (at Whitney Recording Studios, Glendale, California, in March 1978) and mastering (at Utopia Studios, London, England)
- Richard Gray – sleeve design
- Gered Mankowitz – art direction and photography
Remastering
- Tim Turan at Turan Audio – 2007 remastering
- MM Sound Digital Mastering Studios – 2016 remastering
Charts
Weekly charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Germany (BVMI)[11] | Gold | 250,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] | Silver | 60,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
Notes ^ "For a Few Dollars More" was recorded in 24–26 August 1977 at Bovema Studios (Heemstede, Holland).
Citations
- ^ Chrispell, James. Smokie: "The Montreux Album" > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 279. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Smokie – The Montreux Album" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Smokie: The Montreux Album" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Smokie – The Montreux Album" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Smokie – The Montreux Album" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Smokie – The Montreux Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Smokie – The Montreux Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1979. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Smokie; 'The Montreux Album')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "British album certifications – Smokie – The Montreux Album". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 September 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"