| The Other Side of the Road | ||||
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| Released | 1979 | |||
| Genre | Rock, Pop rock | |||
| Length | 44:48 [nb 1] | |||
| Label | Rak Records | |||
| Producer | Smokie for Score Music Production | |||
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| Singles from The Other Side of the Road | ||||
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| Record Mirror |   [1] |
The Other Side of the Road is the sixth studio album by British rock band Smokie, released in 1979. When the album was released on CD in the 2000s, it was taken from a vinyl source.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Other Side of the Road" | Chris Norman, Pete Spencer | 3:51 |
| 2. | "Do to Me" | Chris Norman, Pete Spencer | 3:18 |
| 3. | "Belinda" | Terry Uttley, Alan Silson | 2:57 |
| 4. | "Big Fat Momma" | Chris Norman, Pete Spencer | 2:47 |
| 5. | "Don't Take Your Love Away This Time" | Chris Norman, Pete Spencer | 3:12 |
| 6. | "London Is Burning" | Chris Norman, Pete Spencer | 5:10 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Babe It's Up to You" | Gloria Macari, Roger Ferris | 3:43 |
| 8. | "You Don't Care" | Terry Uttley, Alan Silson | 3:17 |
| 9. | "All Alone" | Chris Norman, Pete Spencer | 3:55 |
| 10. | "I Can't Stop Loving You" | Terry Uttley, Alan Silson | 3:34 |
| 11. | "Too Many Pennies In Hell" | Chris Norman, Pete Spencer | 1:17 |
| 12. | "Samantha Elizabeth" | Terry Uttley, Alan Silson | 4:00 |
| 13. | "San Francisco Bay" | Chris Norman, Pete Spencer | 3:15 |
| Total length: | 38:07 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Cryin'" (B-side of "Do to Me") | Terry Uttley, Alan Silson | 2:35 |
| 15. | "Did She Have to Go Away" (B-side of "Babe It's Up to You") | Terry Uttley, Alan Silson | 3:26 |
| 16. | "You're You" (B-side of "San Francisco Bay") | Terry Uttley, Alan Silson | 3:45 |
| 17. | "Maybe I Just Don't Know" | Don Williams | 3:03 |
| Total length: | 57:37 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18. | "The Classic Hits Medley" | Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman, Chris Norman, Pete Spencer | 8:52 |
| Total length: | 1:06:18 | ||
| Chart (1979/80) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report) [2] | 36 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [3] | 7 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [4] | 17 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [5] | 7 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [6] | 26 |
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