Smack On You

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Smack On You
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Studio album by
Smack
Released1984
Recorded1984
Studio Finnvox Studios, Helsinki, Finland
Genre
Length34:19
Label Cityboy
Producer T.T.Oksala
Smack chronology
Smack On You
(1984)		 Rattlesnake Bite
(1985)

Smack On You is the debut album by Finnish rock band Smack, released in 1984. The album is considered one of the most influential punk rock albums in Finnish rock music history. The album was produced by T.T. Oksala, a prolific producer who produced all but the band's final album. [1]

Contents

The sound of Smack On You is perhaps truest to the band. Classic tracks "Criminal" and "Run Rabbit Run" came close to capturing the brutal energy and fire of their live shows. [2] Smack On You got rave reviews and earned the band a big following in Finland. Album was later released in the U.S. on Enigma Records. [3] Smack On You, would always remain the band's best seller in the USA. [2] [1]

A remastered version was released in 1997 and it included five bonus tracks. [1] Smack's first album has also been cited as a major influence for bands such as Guns n Roses, Mudhoney and Nirvana. Nirvana even covered Smack's song "Run Rabbit Run" at some live performances in 1988. [4]

Singles

  1. "Criminal"
  2. "Little C**t"

Track listing

Original album

  1. "Good Morning Headache" (Manchuria, Claude) – 2:33
  2. "Run Rabbit Run" (Manchuria, Claude) – 2:22
  3. "Through the Glass" (Manchuria, Claude) – 4:01
  4. "Skin Alley" (Manchuria, Claude) – 2:41
  5. "Little C**t" (Manchuria, Claude) – 2:30
  6. "Completely Alone" (Manchuria, Claude, Cardong) – 4:23
  7. "Some Fun" (Manchuria, Claude) – 1:51
  8. "Ten Foot Cell" (Manchuria, Claude) – 3:46
  9. "Primitive" (Manchuria, Claude) – 2:15
  10. "Cemetery Walls" (Manchuria, Claude) – 3:47
  11. "Criminal" (Manchuria, Claude) – 3:17
  12. "No Peace on Earth" (Manchuria, Claude) – 1:23

1997 bonus tracks

  1. "Criminal" – 3:15
  2. "Little C**t" – 2:04
  3. "Walkin' on the Wire" (Manchuria, Claude, Smack) – 4:20
  4. "Blank" (Manchuria, Rane, Claude, Smack) – 2:48
  5. "I Wanna Be Your Dog" (The Stooges) – 3:51

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Smack On You
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [5] 26

References

  1. 1 2 3 Jokelainen, Jarkko (2021). Smack-Kuolemaantuomitun Laulu. Like Kustannus.
  2. 1 2 "SMACK - History". smackonyou.com. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
  3. ↑ "Smack On You". Discogs. 1985.
  4. ↑ "Smack". metalfromfinland.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  5. ↑ "Smack: On You" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
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