Pass It Around (Smokie album)

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Pass It Around
Studio album by
Smokey
Released14 February 1975[1]
RecordedAudio International Studios in London
GenreGlam rock, hard rock, pop rock
Length44:17
LabelRAK
ProducerMike Chapman, Nicky Chinn
Smokey chronology
Pass It Around
(1975) 		Changing All the Time
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

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.[1]

To promote Pass It Around, Smokie extensively tour Britain starting on 24 April 1975 as support act to Pilot, who scored a UK No. 1 hit with "January".[1] Despite all the promotion activity, neither album nor single managed to chart in the UK.[3]

Track listing[edit]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pass It Around"Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman3:07
2."Daydreamin'"Chris Norman, Pete Spencer, Terry Uttley2:17
3."Oh Well, Oh Well"Norman, Spencer3:17
4."My Woman"Norman, Spencer3:22
5."It Makes Me Money"Norman, Spencer2:57
6."Headspin"Norman, Spencer3:32
7."Goin' Tomorrow"Norman, Alan Silson, Uttley, Spencer3:43
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
8."I Do Declare"Chinn, Chapman3:46
9."Don't Turn Out Your Light"Norman, Spencer4:01
10."Will You Love Me"Norman, Silson, Uttley, Spencer3:44
11."A Day at the Mother-in-Law's"Silson2:51
12."The Coldest Night"Silson4:15
13."Shy Guy"Silson3:25
Total length:44:17
2007 7T's Records remastered edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Couldn't Live"Uttley2:25
Total length:46:42

2016 bonus tracks[edit]

  • 14. Couldn't Live – 2:23
  • 15. I Gotta Be Free [Chris Norman – Demo Recording] – 1:30
  • 16. You Ring My Bell [Kindness] – 2:58

Charts[edit]

The album peaked at number 94 for one week in June 1979 in Australia.

Chart (1979) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 94

Credits[edit]

Smokie[edit]

  • Chris Norman – lead vocals and guitar
  • Terry Uttley – bass and backing vocals
  • Pete Spencer – drums and vocals
  • Alan Silson – lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocal on "A Day at the Mother-in-Law's"

Technical personnel[edit]

  • Produced by Mike Chapman in association with Nicky Chinn for Chinnichap
  • Engineer – Pete Coleman
  • Recorded at Audio International Studios in London
  • Tape operators – Pete Silver and Phil Colman
  • Mastered by Chris Blair at EMI, Abbey Road
  • Cover photography – Gered Mankowitz
Remastering
  • Tim Turan at Turan Audio – 2007 remastering
  • MM Sound Digital Mastering Studios – 2016 remastering

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Hendriks, Phil (July 2007). Pass It Around (CD booklet). Smokie. London: 7T's Records.
  2. ^ Guarisco, Donald A. "Pass It Around review". Allmusic.
  3. ^ "Smokie chart positions in the UK". The Official Charts Company.
  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.

External links[edit]

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