Smith/Kotzen (album)

Smith/Kotzen
Studio album by Smith/Kotzen
Released	26 March 2021
Recorded	February 2020
Studio	Turks & Caicos Islands
Genre	Hard rock blues rock
Length	47:18
Label	BMG
Smith/Kotzen chronology
Smith/Kotzen (2021) Black Light/White Noise (2025)

Smith/Kotzen is the self-titled debut album from rock musicians Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen, released on 26 March 2021. ^{[1] [2]}

"Taking My Chances" was released as the first single from the album in December 2020. ^[3] It was followed by "Scars" in February 2021, ^[4] and "Running" in March. ^[5]

Commercial performance

Smith/Kotzen placed at number five on the midweek UK Albums Chart dated 29 March 2021, ^[6] eventually debuting at number 17 on the final chart dated 2 April 2021. ^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Taking My Chances"	4:46
2.	"Running"	4:19
3.	"Scars"	6:18
4.	"Some People"	4:22
5.	"Glory Road"	4:54
6.	"Solar Fire"	4:29
7.	"You Don't Know Me"	7:14
8.	"I Wanna Stay"	5:13
9.	"'Til Tomorrow"	5:39
Total length:		47:18

Personnel

• Adrian Smith - guitars, vocals, bass (7-9)
• Richie Kotzen - guitars, vocals, bass (1-6), drums (1-5)
• Nicko McBrain - drums (6)
• Tal Bergman - drums (7-9)
• Produced by Richie Kotzen and Adrian Smith
• Mixed by Kevin Shirley ^[8]

Charts

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Kerrang!	[9]
Louder	[10]
Metal Hammer	[11]

Chart performance for Smith/Kotzen

Chart (2021)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [12]	11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [13]	101
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [14]	50
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [15]	89
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [16]	41
French Albums (SNEP) [17]	70
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [18]	13
Italian Albums (FIMI) [19]	35
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [20]	41
Scottish Albums (OCC) [21]	5
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [22]	18
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [23]	7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [24]	8
UK Albums (OCC) [7]	17
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [25]	10
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [26]	9
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [27]	15
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [28]	1
US Indie Store Album Sales (Billboard) [29]	7

References

1. "RICHIE KOTZEN On His Collaboration With ADRIAN SMITH: 'It Was All About The Song'". Blabbermouth.net . 6 March 2021.
2. "Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden) and Richie Kotzen form new outfit, team up for "Taking My Chances": Stream". Consequence of Sound . 10 December 2020.
3. Lewry, Fraser (10 December 2020). "Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen unleash debut Smith / Kotzen single Taking My Chances". Loudersound. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
4. "Guitar heroes Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen show their Scars, a second taste of forthcoming collaboration". Loudersound. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
5. Divita, Joe (10 March 2021). "Adrian Smith + Richie Kotzen Debut Heavy New Song 'Running'". Loudwire . Retrieved 26 March 2021.
6. "Official Albums Chart Update Top 100: 29 March 2021 – 4 April 2021". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 30 March 2021.
7. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
8. Sleeve notes from CD, BMG, 2021.
9. "Album review: Smith/Kotzen – Smith/Kotzen". Kerrang! . 24 March 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
10. "Sparks frequently fly on Smith/Kotzen partnership's debut album". Louder . 26 March 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
11. "Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen's Smith/Kotzen: where Iron Maiden meets The Winery Dogs". Metal Hammer. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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19. "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 13 (dal 26.3.2021 al 1.4.2021)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 2 April 2021.
20. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
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23. "Swedishcharts.com – Adrian Smith / Richie Kotzen – Smith/Kotzen". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
24. "Swisscharts.com – Adrian Smith / Richie Kotzen – Adrian Smith / Richie Kotzen". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
25. "Adrian Smith / Richie Kotzen Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
26. "Adrian Smith / Richie Kotzen Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
27. "Adrian Smith / Richie Kotzen Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
28. "Adrian Smith / Richie Kotzen Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
29. "Adrian Smith / Richie Kotzen Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2021.