15/04/2026

Smokie "Bright Lights & Back Alleys" (1977) -Pop Rock / Soft Rock-



Label : RAK Records


Royaume-Uni Side 1

01 - It's Your Life (Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman)
02 - I Can't Stay Here Tonight (Chris Norman & Pete Spencer)
03 - Sunshine Avenue (Chris Norman & Pete Spencer)
04 - Think Of Me (The Lonely One) (Chris Norman & Pete Spencer)
05 - In The Heat Of The Night (Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman)

Side 2

01 - Needles And Pins (Jack Nitzsche & Sonny Bono)
02 - No One Could Ever Love You More (Chris Norman & Pete Spencer)
03 - The Dancer (Leo Sayer & David Courtney)
04 - Baby It's You (Chris Norman & Pete Spencer)
05 - Walk Right Back (Chris Norman & Pete Spencer)


Chris Norman : Lead vocals, Backing vocals, Guitars & Keyboards
Alan Silson : Vocals, Backing vocals & Guitars
Pete Spencer : Backing vocals, Drums & Percussion
Terry Uttley : Backing vocals & Bass Guitar

All Vocals Parts Arranged & Performed by Smokie

Engineer & Assistant to the Producer : Pete Coleman
Tracks 01, 02, 03 & 05 on Side One - String Arrangements by Jimmie Haskell
Track 04 Side One & Track 04 Side Two - String Arrangements by Phil Dennys
Lyricon & Tenor Sax on "In The Heat Of The Night" Arranged & Played by Tom Scott
All Tracks except "Baby It's You" & "Think Of Me (The Lonely One)" Recorded at Whitney Recording Studios, Glendale, California - March/April 1977
"Baby It's You" Recorded at Decca Studios - Paris, July 1976
"Think Of Me (The Lonely One)" Recorded at Bohemia Studios, Heemsted, Holland - August 1977

Produced by Mike Chapman for Chinnichap