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In 2004, Smokie recorded a studio album, On the Wire, with eleven of the 14 songs written by the band themselves. In 2006, the band released the album From the Heart. Although mainly a compilation, it did contain three new tracks. In 2010, Smokie gained new chart success with a CD of brand new material, Take a Minute.
"Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me" is a song by British rock band Smokie. It was released in early September 1975 as a single and appeared later on the album Changing All the Time. Like the band's previous two singles "Pass It Around" and "If You Think You Know How to Love Me", the song was composed by Nicky Chinn/Mike Chapman.
It took six weeks for the song to debut in the UK Singles Chart on 19 July 1975. After a few days, Smokie appeared on BBC show Top of the Pops, and this helped the song to climb the charts. [2] The single eventually peaked at No. 3 on the UK charts, during a nine-week stay on that chart. [3]
"Living Next Door to Alice" is a song co-written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. Originally released by Australian pop band New World in 1972, [1] the song charted at No. 35 on the Australian chart. The song later became a worldwide hit for British band Smokie.
"Oh Carol" is a song by the British rock band Smokie from their 1978 studio album The Montreux Album. It was the album's second single.The song first came out in May 1978 as a single and later appeared on the album, which was released in October.
"Mexican Girl" is a song by the British rock band Smokie from their 1978 studio album The Montreux Album. It was the album's third and final single.The song first came out in September 1978 as a single and later appeared on the album, which was released in October.
The song was covered by American country music artist Randy Barlow in 1979, whose version peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [6]In 1979 the song was released as a single from Tanya Tucker's album Tear Me Apart, produced by Mike Chapman, but it failed to chart.
"For a Few Dollars More" is a song by the British rock band Smokie from their 1978 studio album The Montreux Album. It was the album's first single.The song first came out in January 1978 as a single and later appeared on the album, which was released in October.