Just a Poke

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Just a Poke
Justapoke-cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released1970
Genre
Length32:46
Label EMI Columbia
Producer Rosie Schmitz, Winfried Ebert
Sweet Smoke chronology
Just a Poke
(1970)
Darkness to Light
(1973)
Professional ratings
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Just a Poke is the first album by the band Sweet Smoke, released in 1970, engineered by Conny Plank. [1] [3] The song "Baby Night" displays the band's progressive jazz fusion style at the time. The song can be divided into three main sections, the highlights being the instrumental sections. [4]

Contents

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Silly Sally"16:22
Side B
No.TitleLength
2."Baby Night" (including ″In The World Of Glass Teardrops″ (A.Guillery), ″The Soft Parade″ (Jim Morrison))16:24

Personnel

Production

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References

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  2. Campbell, Hernan M. (24 October 2012). "Review: Sweet Smoke - Just A Poke | Sputnikmusic". sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  3. Currin, Brian. "Sweet Smoke > Discography". The South African Rock Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
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