''Holy Smoke'' is the debut album from
New Zealand pop
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* Pop music, a musical genre Artists
* POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade
* Pop!, a UK pop group
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Albums
* ''Pop'' (G ...
singer
Gin Wigmore, released under the mononym Gin. Singles released off the album included "
Oh My", "
I Do" and "
Hey Ho Hey Ho may refer to:
Music Albums
*''Hey Ho (What You Do to Me!)'', by Chad Allan and the Expressions, 1965
*'' Hey! Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology'', by Ramones
Songs
* "Hey Ho" (Gin Wigmore song), 2010
*"Hey Ho, What You Do to Me", a 1965 song by ...
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The Cardinals play on every track and backed Wigmore on her subsequent tour.
The album debuted at number one in New Zealand, and was certified Gold in its first week. The album was certified Platinum
in its second week, selling over 15,000 copies.
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began a new brand campaign featuring Wigmore's single "Don't Stop".
Commercial performance
''Holy Smoke'' debuted at number one on the
New Zealand Albums Chart, then slowly fell down the chart, before topping the chart again in February 2010.
It then regained the top spot in October 2010 due to the release of the Deluxe Edition. It then soon gained Quadruple Platinum status.
Track listing
Personnel
Personnel credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
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Gin Wigmore – vocals (all tracks);
Farfisa organ, keyboards,
Moog bass,
Omnichord, piano, ukulele (5)
*Stephanie Alexander – backing vocals (1-4, 6, 8, 9)
*Brent Arrowood –
engineering assistance
*Steve Baccon – photography
*
Stevie Blacke
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Born in London and raised in Ohio, Blacke grew up w ...
– string arrangements, strings (2, 3, 6, 9)
*
Doyle Bramhall II – harmonica,
slide guitar
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(1)
*
Neal Casal – guitar (1-3, 7), acoustic guitar (9)
*
Matt Chamberlain – drums (6)
*
Joe Chiccarelli – engineering,
mixing (all tracks)
*
John Daversa
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Early life
Daversa is the son of Jay Daversa, trumpeter for Stan Kenton and Los Angeles st ...
– trumpet (2, 4)
*Debaser – design
*
Mike Elizondo –
production (1-10), guitar (1), bass (3, 4, 6, 8), keyboards (3, 4, 6); drums, percussion (4); piano (4, 10),
programming (4, 8); acoustic guitar, electric guitar (6, 8);
lap steel guitar
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(8),
upright bass (10)
*
Chris Feinstein – bass (1, 2, 7, 9),
loops (5)
*Sharlotte Gibson – backing vocals (1-4, 6, 8, 9)
*
Jon Graboff – guitar (1, 3, 7-9),
fuzz guitar (2)
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Adam Hawkins
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Life and career
Hawkins was born in New Jersey, and later moved with his family to North Carolina. After graduating from high school he moved back to New Jersey to become a ...
– engineering (all tracks)
*
Dorian Holley – backing vocals (2)
*Jolie Levine – project co-ordination and contracting
*Billy Mims – engineering assistance
*
Brad Pemberton – drums (1-9), loops (5)
*Paul Smith – engineering assistance
*
Zac Rae – organ (1, 6),
Wurlitzer (1, 9), keyboards (2, 6, 7, 9, 10),
B-3 (3, 9),
tack piano (4), loops (5), piano (7),
pump organ (10)
Charts
Certifications
Release history
See also
*
List of number-one albums in 2010 (New Zealand)
References
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2009 albums
Gin Wigmore albums
Albums produced by Mike Elizondo