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Chasing Shadows (Smokie Album)
British rock band Smokie released 21 studio albums and 26+ singles between 1975 and 2010. Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums Singles Notes References {{Smokey Rock music discographies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smokie (band)
Smokie (originally spelt Smokey) are an English rock band from Bradford, Yorkshire. The band found success at home and abroad after teaming up with Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn. They have had a number of line-up changes and were still actively touring in 2018. Their most popular hit single, "Living Next Door to Alice", peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart and, in March 1977, reached No. 25 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, as well as going to No. 1 on the Australian singles chart. Other hit singles include "If You Think You Know How to Love Me", " Oh Carol", "Lay Back in the Arms of Someone", and " I'll Meet You at Midnight". History Early years The band was formed as "The Yen" after a chance meeting between Ron Kelly and Alan Silson in Moore's Music Shop, North Parade, Bradford, in October 1963. Two days after that meeting they were joined by Chris Norman for rehearsals, but without finding a suitable bass player, just practiced together for a year. The addition of Terry Utt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pass It Around (Smokie Album)
''Pass It Around'' is the debut studio album by British rock band Smokey (later renamed Smokie), released in 1975. The album features eleven original group songs and two Nicky Chinn / Mike Chapman compositions. The Chinn / Chapman written title track was chosen to be Smokie's debut single. "Pass It Around" / "Couldn't Live" was released on 21 March 1975 but failed to make the BBC Radio 1 playlist. The problem was playlist controllers who thought that the ambiguous lyrics might be seen as a reference to smoking marijuana. As a result, the single failed to reach the UK Top 50. In order to promote ''Pass It Around'', Smokie extensively tour Britain starting on 24 April 1975 as support act to Pilot, who scored a UK #1 hit with "January". Despite all the promotion activity, neither album nor single managed to chart in the UK. Track listing 2016 bonus tracks * 14. Couldn't Live - 2:23 * 15. I Gotta Be Free hris Norman - Demo Recording- 1:30 * 16. You Ring My Bell indness- 2:58 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EMI Records
EMI Records (formerly EMI Records Ltd.) is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It originally founded as a British flagship label by the music company of the same name in 1972, and launched in January 1973 as the successor to its Columbia and Parlophone record labels. The label was later launched worldwide. It has a branch in India called "EMI Records India", run by director Mohit Suri. In 2014, Universal Music Japan revived the label in Japan as the successor to EMI Records Japan. In June 2020, Universal revived the label as the successor to Virgin EMI, with Virgin Records now operating as an imprint of EMI Records. History An EMI Records Ltd. legal entity was created in 1956 as the record manufacturing and distribution arm of EMI in the UK. It oversaw EMI's various labels, including The Gramophone Co. Ltd., Columbia Graphophone Company, and Parlophone Co. Ltd. The global success that EMI enjoyed in the 1960s exposed the fact that the company had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PolyGram
PolyGram N.V. was a multinational entertainment company and major music record label formerly based in the Netherlands. It was founded in 1962 as the Grammophon-Philips Group by Dutch corporation Philips and German corporation Siemens, to be a holding for their record companies, and was renamed "PolyGram" in 1972. The name was chosen to reflect the Siemens interest Polydor Records and the Philips interest Phonogram Records. The company traced its origins through Deutsche Grammophon back to the inventor of the flat disc gramophone, Emil Berliner. Later on, PolyGram expanded into the largest global entertainment company, creating film and television divisions. In May 1998, it was sold to the alcoholic distiller Seagram which owned film, television and music company Universal Studios. PolyGram was thereby folded into Universal Music Group, and PolyGram Filmed Entertainment was folded into Universal Pictures, which had been both Seagram successors of MCA Inc. When the newly forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (album)
''Boulevard of Broken Dreams'' is a studio album by the British rock band Smokie, released in 1989 on Wag Records (on PolyGram Records AS Norway in continental Europe). Commercial performance The album spent seven weeks at no. 1 in Norway. The band's next album, ''Whose Are These Boots?'' (1990), would also reach no. 1 in Norway. Track listing All tracks were produced by Simon Humphrey, except for "Young Hearts" produced by Dieter Bohlen at studio 33, Hamburg, West Germany. Charts References External links Smokie – ''Boulevard of Broken Dreams''at Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the la ... {{Authority control 1990 albums Smokie (band) albums Wag Records albums Polydor Records albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Repertoire Records
Repertoire Records is a German record label from Hamburg, Germany, specialising in reissues of classic pop and rock albums originally issued in the 1960s and 1970s. The chairman is Thomas Neelsen. See also * List of record labels File:Alvinoreyguitarboogie.jpg File:AmMusicBunk78.jpg File:Bingola1011b.jpg Lists of record labels cover record labels, brands or trademarks associated with marketing of music recordings and music videos. The lists are organized alphabetically, b ... References External links Official site German record labels Pop record labels Rock record labels Reissue record labels Culture in Hamburg Companies based in Hamburg IFPI members Repertoire Records {{hamburg-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solid Ground (Smokie Album)
''Solid Ground'' is the seventh studio album by the British rock music, rock band Smokie (band), Smokie, released in 1981. Track listing Singles * "Take Good Care of My Baby#Smokie version, Take Good Care of My Baby" (1980) * "Jet Lagged" (1982) References 1981 albums Rak Records albums Smokie (band) albums {{1980s-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Other Side Of The Road
''The Other Side of the Road'' is the sixth studio album by British rock band Smokie, released in 1979. When the album was released on CD in the 2000s, it was taken from a vinyl source. Track listing Charts Personnel Smokie *Chris Norman Christopher Ward Norman (born 25 October 1950) is an English soft rock singer. Norman was the original lead singer of the English rock band Smokie (band), Smokie, (1964–1986), who found success in Europe in the 1970s. "Stumblin' In", a 1978 ... - lead and backing vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesizer, banjo, percussion *Terry Uttley - bass guitar, lead and backing vocals *Pete Spencer - drums, percussion, acoustic guitar, vocals *Alan Silson - lead guitar, acoustic guitar, guitar synth, lead and backing vocals Notes References {{DEFAULTSORT:Other Side of the Road 1979 albums Rak Records albums Smokie (band) albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Montreux Album
''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 Personnel Credits are adapted from the album's 1978 and 2016 liner notes. ;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 sax (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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BVMI
The Bundesverband Musikindustrie (English: Federal Music Industry Association), or simply BVMI, represents the music industry in Germany. The association represents the interests of nearly 280 labels and music industry related enterprises, which comprise 90% of the music industry. Bundesverband Musikindustrie is a member of International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), which is based in London, England. IFPI consists of music associations of 70 countries. BVMI works closely with GfK Entertainment (formerly "Media Control GfK International") (founded in 1976) which is in charge of publishing the music charts in Germany on weekly bases. Bundesverband Musikindustrie, which is responsible for certifying Gold and Platinum certification awards, is led by Dieter Gorny, who has been the chairman since 2009. Certification-awards Germany launched its Gold and Platinum award program in 1975, and relies on an independent auditor for the accuracy of the sales required f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bright Lights & Back Alleys
''Bright Lights & Back Alleys'' is the fourth studio album by the English rock band Smokie, released on 29 September 1977 in continental Europe and 7 October in the United Kingdom by RAK Records. Recorded primarily at Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, from March to April 1977, it was produced by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn, as were the band's all previous albums. Track listing Personnel Credits are adapted from the album's 1977 and 2016 liner notes. ;Smokie *Chris Norman – lead vocals and backing vocals, guitars, synthesizers and electric piano *Alan Silson – guitars and backing vocals *Terry Uttley – bass and backing vocals *Pete Spencer – drums, percussions and backing vocals ;Additional musicians * Tom Scott – lyricon and tenor saxophone (on "In the Heat of the Night") ;Technical personnel *Mike Chapman – production *Nicky Chinn – production *Pete Coleman – engineering *Jimmie Haskell – string arrangements (on tracks 1-3 and 5) *Ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midnight Café
''Midnight Café'' is the third studio album by the English rock band Smokie, released in April 1976. Track listing *" I'll Meet You At Midnight" is the 12th track on the 2007 and 2016 remastered editions, lifting "Train Song" and "The Loser" up to 10-11, and bumping the remaining bonus tracks to 13-16. Personnel Credits are adapted from the album's 1976 and 2016 liner notes. ;Smokie *Chris Norman – lead vocals, back vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, piano *Alan Silson – lead guitar, back vocals, acoustic guitars, lead vocals (on "What Can I Do") *Terry Uttley – bass guitar, back vocals *Pete Spencer – drums, percussion, back vocals ;Technical personnel *Mike Chapman – production *Nicky Chinn – production *Pete Coleman – engineering *Chris Blair – mastering (at Abbey Road Studios, London, England) *Jimmie Haskell – string arrangements (on tracks 1-4, 6 and 9) *Michael Ross – sleeve design *Gered Mankowitz – photography ;Remastering *Tim T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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