The Montreux Album

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The Montreux Album
Smokie - The Montreux Album.jpg
Studio album by
Smokie
Released12 September 1978
Recorded6–24 February 1978
Studio Mountain Studios
(Montreux, Switzerland)
Genre
Length34:32 [nb 1]
Label RAK
Producer Mike Chapman
Smokie chronology
Bright Lights & Back Alleys
(1977)		The Montreux Album
(1978)		 The Other Side of the Road
(1979)
Singles from The Montreux Album
  1. "For a Few Dollars More"
    Released: January 1978
  2. "Oh Carol"
    Released: May 1978
  3. "Mexican Girl"
    Released: September 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Montreux Album is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Smokie, released in 1978. Recorded primarily at Mountain Studios in Montreux (hence the album's title) between 6 and 24 February 1978, it was the band's last album to be made in partnership with Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman.

Contents

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Girl Can't Help It" Chris Norman, Pete Spencer3:44
2."Power of Love" Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman 1:54
3."No More Letters"Norman, Spencer3:27
4."Mexican Girl"Norman, Spencer3:57
5."You Took Me by Surprise"Alan Silson, Terry Uttley3:38
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Oh Carol"Chinn, Chapman3:39
7."Liverpool Docks"Norman, Spencer2:56
8."Light Up My Life"Uttley, Silson4:23
9."Petesey's Song"Norman, Spencer2:49
10."For a Few Dollars More"Chinn, Chapman3:33
Total length:34:32
2007 remastered edition bonus tracks [nb 2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Stumblin' In" (with Suzi Quatro)Chinn, Chapman3:58
12."Stranger with You" (with Suzi Quatro)Chinn, Chapman3:53
Total length:42:19
2016 remastered edition bonus tracks [nb 3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Roll On Baby"Spencer2:41
12."Love's a Riot"Chinn, Chapman3:43
13."Stumblin' In"Chinn, Chapman3:59
14."A Stranger with You"Chinn, Chapman3:52
Total length:48:45

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's 1978 and 2016 liner notes [nb 4] [nb 3] .

Smokie

Technical personnel

Remastering

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for The Montreux Album
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [11] Gold250,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [12] Silver60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

Notes ^ "For a Few Dollars More" was recorded in 24–26 August 1977 at Bovema Studios (Heemstede, Holland).

  1. ↑ Ariola 261027-217
  2. ↑ 7T's GLAM CD 40
  3. 1 2 Sony Music 88985321952
  4. ↑ RSO RS-1-3045, 2394 222

Citations

  1. ↑ Chrispell, James. Smokie: "The Montreux Album" > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Smokie – The Montreux Album" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Smokie: The Montreux Album" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
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  6. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Smokie – The Montreux Album" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
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  8. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Smokie – The Montreux Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1979. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Smokie; 'The Montreux Album')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  12. ↑ "British album certifications – Smokie – The Montreux Album". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 9 September 2016.Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type The Montreux Album in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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