| Smokers Delight | ||||
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| Released | 24 October 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
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| Length | 72:28 | |||
| Label | Warp | |||
| Producer | E.A.S.E. | |||
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Smokers Delight is the second studio album by English DJ and record producer Nightmares on Wax. It was released in 1995 on Warp in the United Kingdom, and on Wax Trax in the United States. It peaked at number 84 on the UK Albums Chart. [2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Muzik | 4.5/5 [4] |
| Q | [5] |
Smokers Delight was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die book in 2005. [6] In 2015, Fact placed it at number 15 on the "50 Best Trip-Hop Albums of All Time" list. [7]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nights Introlude" | 4:40 |
| 2. | "Dreddoverboard" | 5:48 |
| 3. | "Pipes Honour" | 9:05 |
| 4. | "Me + You" | 0:56 |
| 5. | "Stars" | 6:59 |
| 6. | "Wait a Minute/Praying for a Jeepbeat" | 2:44 |
| 7. | "Groove St." | 7:29 |
| 8. | "Time (To Listen)" | 0:29 |
| 9. | "(Man) Tha Journey" | 6:19 |
| 10. | "Bless My Soul" | 5:56 |
| 11. | "Cruise (Don't Stop)" | 7:05 |
| 12. | "Mission Venice" | 2:50 |
| 13. | "What I'm Feelin (Good)" | 2:26 |
| 14. | "Rise" | 5:14 |
| 15. | "Rise (Reprise)" | 1:46 |
| 16. | "Gambia Via Vagator Beach" | 4:41 |
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC) [2] | 84 |
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [8] | 26 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9] | 75 |
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