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2 Personnel  





3 Charts  



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4 Certifications  





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The Montreux Album






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The Montreux Album
Studio album by
Released12 September 1978
Recorded6–24 February 1978[1]
StudioMountain Studios
(Montreux, Switzerland)
Genre
Length34:32[nb 1]
LabelRAK
ProducerMike Chapman
Smokie chronology
Bright Lights & Back Alleys
(1977)
The Montreux Album
(1978)
The Other Side of the Road
(1979)
Singles from The Montreux Album

  1. "For a Few Dollars More"
    Released: January 1978
  2. "Oh Carol"
    Released: May 1978
  3. "Mexican Girl"
    Released: September 1978

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The Montreux Album is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Smokie, released in 1978. Recorded primarily at Mountain StudiosinMontreux (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[edit]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Girl Can't Help It"Chris Norman, Pete Spencer3:44
2."Power of Love"Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman1:54
3."No More Letters"Norman, Spencer3:27
4."Mexican Girl"Norman, Spencer3:57
5."You Took Me by Surprise"Alan Silson, Terry Uttley3:38
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Oh Carol"Chinn, Chapman3:39
7."Liverpool Docks"Norman, Spencer2:56
8."Light Up My Life"Uttley, Silson4:23
9."Petesey's Song"Norman, Spencer2:49
10."For a Few Dollars More"Chinn, Chapman3:33
Total length:34:32
2007 remastered edition bonus tracks[nb 2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Stumblin' In" (with Suzi Quatro)Chinn, Chapman3:58
12."Stranger with You" (with Suzi Quatro)Chinn, Chapman3:53
Total length:42:19
2016 remastered edition bonus tracks[nb 3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Roll On Baby"Spencer2:41
12."Love's a Riot"Chinn, Chapman3:43
13."Stumblin' In"Chinn, Chapman3:59
14."A Stranger with You"Chinn, Chapman3:52
Total length:48:45

Personnel[edit]

Credits are adapted from the album's 1978 and 2016 liner notes[nb 4][nb 3].

Smokie

Technical personnel

Remastering

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Certifications for The Montreux Album
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[11] Gold 250,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

Notes ^ "For a Few Dollars More" was recorded in 24–26 August 1977 at Bovema Studios (Heemstede, Holland).

  1. ^ Ariola 261027-217
  • ^ 7T's GLAM CD 40
  • ^ a b Sony Music 88985321952
  • ^ RSO RS-1-3045, 2394 222
  • Citations

    1. ^ Chrispell, James. Smokie: "The Montreux Album" > ReviewatAllMusic. 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. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type The Montreux Album in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  • External links[edit]


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