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1977 studio album by Smokie
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Bright Lights & Back Alleys studio album by the English rock band Smokie , released on 29 September 1977 in continental Europe[2] [3] 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 all the band's previous albums.
Track listing [ edit ]
Side one Title Writer(s ) 1. "It's Your Life " Nicky Chinn , Mike Chapman 3:33 2. "I Can't Stay Here Tonight" Chris Norman , Pete Spencer4:05 3. "Sunshine Avenue" Norman, Spencer 3:09 4. "Think of Me (The Lonely One)" Norman, Spencer 4:41^^ 5. "In the Heat of the Night" Chinn, Chapman 4:45
^^The U.S. edition of the album replaces "Think Of Me (The Lonely One)" with "Lay Back In The Arms Of Someone" written by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn.
2007 remastered edition bonus tracks[nb 2] Title Writer(s ) 11. "Now You Think You Know" Terry Uttley 3:28 12. "Lay Back in the Arms of Someone " Chinn, Chapman 4:05 13. "Here Lies a Man" Norman, Spencer 3:28 Total length: 49:58
2016 remastered edition bonus tracks[nb 3] Title Writer(s ) 14. "Alone in a Cell" Norman, Spencer, Alan Silson, Uttley 4:48 Total length: 54:50
Personnel [ edit ]
Credits are adapted from the album's 1977[nb 4] [nb 3]
Smokie
Additional musicians
Technical personnel
Remastering
Tim Turan at Turan Audio – 2007 remastering
MM Sound Digital Mastering Studios – 2016 remastering
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Notes
^ Paris , France ), and "Think of Me (The Only One)" — in August 1977 at Bovema Studios (Heemstede , Holland ).
^ 7T's GLAM CD 39
^ a b Sony Music 88985321942
^ RAK SRAK 530
Citations
^ a b "Offiziellecharts.de – Smokie – Bright Lights & Back Alleys" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved 4 October 2016.
^ Hendriks, Phil (2007). Bright Lights & Back Alleys (booklet). Smokie . London: 7T's Records (GLAM CD 39). p. 4.
^ 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 – Bright Lights & Back Alleys" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Smokie – Bright Lights & Back Alleys" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Smokie – Bright Lights & Back Alleys" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . 1978. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022 .
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Smokie; ' Bright Lights & Back Alleys' )" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 4 October 2016 .
^ "British album certifications – Smokie – Bright Lights & Back Alleys" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 4 October 2016 .
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