For a Few Dollars More (song)

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"For a Few Dollars More"
Single by Smokie
from the album The Montreux Album
B-side"Goin' Tomorrow"
ReleasedJanuary 1978 (1978-01)
Length3:34
LabelRAK
Songwriter(s)Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman
Producer(s)Mike Chapman
Smokie singles chronology
"Needles and Pins"
(1977)
"For a Few Dollars More"
(1978)
"Oh Carol"
(1978)
Music video
"For a Few Dollars More" on YouTube

"For a Few Dollars More" is a song by the British rock band Smokie from their 1978 studio album The Montreux Album. It was the album's first single. The song first came out in January 1978 as a single and later appeared on the album, which was released in October.

Background and writing[edit]

The song was written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman and produced by Mike Chapman.

Charts[edit]

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] 57
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 18
Germany[4] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 14
Norway (VG-lista)[6] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 19
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 5
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 17

Cover versions[edit]

Chris Norman included his solo cover of the song on his 2000 studio album "Full Circle".[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Smokie – For a Few Dollars More" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  3. ^ "Smokie – For a Few Dollars More" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  4. ^ "spanishcharts.com - Smokie - For A Few Dollars More". Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  5. ^ "Smokie – For a Few Dollars More" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  6. ^ "Smokie – For a Few Dollars More". VG-lista. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  7. ^ "Smokie – For a Few Dollars More". Singles Top 100. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  8. ^ "Smokie – For a Few Dollars More". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  10. ^ "spanishcharts.com - Chris Norman - Full Circle". Retrieved October 20, 2017.

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