Greatest Hits (Smokie album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits
Compilation album by Smokie
Released	3 April 1977
Recorded	1975–1977
Genre	Soft rock, glam rock, pop rock
Length	33:22
Label	RAK
Producer	Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn
Smokie chronology

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by British rock band Smokie, released in April 1977. It contains all eight of the band's singles up to that date. All but one of the tracks ("Back to Bradford") were written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman.

The album was a commercial success throughout Europe. It reached No. 6 in the UK Albums Chart, spending five months there^[1] and ultimately gaining a Silver status in Britain.^[2] The record topped the charts in several European countries, including Germany, Austria, Sweden and Norway.

Track listing

All tracks written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, except "Back to Bradford" written by Chris Norman and Pete Spencer.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lay Back in the Arms of Someone (released as a stand-alone single in February 1977)"	4:07
2.	"Something's Been Making Me Blue (from Midnight Café, 1976)"	3:00
3.	"If You Think You Know How to Love Me (from Changing All the Time, 1975)"	3:26
4.	"Pass It Around (from Pass It Around, 1975)"	3:07
5.	"I'll Meet You at Midnight (from Midnight Café, 1976)"	3:16

Side two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Living Next Door to Alice (released as a stand-alone single in December 1976)"	3:27
7.	"Changing All the Time (from Changing All the Time, 1975)"	3:24
8.	"Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me (from Changing All the Time, 1975)"	3:17
9.	"Back to Bradford (from Changing All the Time, 1975)"	2:42
10.	"Wild Wild Angels (from Midnight Café, 1976)"	3:36
Total length:		33:22

Personnel

Produced by Mike Chapman in association with Nicky Chinn for Chinnichap
Engineered by Pete Coleman
Sleeve design by Ray Kyte
Photography – Gered Mankowitz

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1977–79)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[3]	1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[4]	1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[5]	1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[6]	1
UK Albums (OCC)^[7]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1977)	Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[8]	1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[9]	8
UK Albums (OCC)^[10]	43
Chart (1978)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[11]	50

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)^[12]	Gold	20,000^[12]
Germany (BVMI)^[13]	Platinum	500,000^{^}
Norway	—	195,000^[14]
Sweden (GLF)^[15]	Gold	25,0000^[16]
United Kingdom (BPI)^[17]	Silver	60,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Smokie chart positions in the UK". The Official Charts Company.
^ http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx/search.aspx. Retrieved 6 August 2012. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "Austriancharts.at – Smokie – Greatest Hits" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Smokie – Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Smokie – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Smokie – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
^ "Jahreshitparade 1977" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
^ "Top Albums 1977" (PDF). Music Week. 24 December 1977. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021 – via worldradiohistory.com.
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1978. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Smokie" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Smokie; 'Greatest Hits')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
^ Bakkemoen, Kurt (29 March 1980). "Thespian Turns Pop Star Via Smurf Disk" (PDF). Billboard. p. 113. Retrieved 10 September 2020 – via World Radio History.
^ "From The Music Capitols Of The World - Stockholm" (PDF). Billboard. 8 October 1977. p. 88 – via World Radio History.
^ "Gold/Silver Record Chart". Billboard. 26 December 1974. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
^ "British album certifications – Smokie – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 September 2020.

[UK_Albums_Chart-1] "Smokie chart positions in the UK". The Official Charts Company.

[Certifications-2] ttp://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx/search.aspx. Retrieved 6 August 2012. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[ac_Austria_Smokie-3] "Austriancharts.at – Smokie – Greatest Hits" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

[ac_Germany4_Smokie-4] "Offiziellecharts.de – Smokie – Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

[ac_Norway_Smokie-5] "Norwegiancharts.com – Smokie – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

[ac_Sweden_Smokie-6] "Swedishcharts.com – Smokie – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

[ac_UK2_-7] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

[8] "Jahreshitparade 1977" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

[9] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

[10] "Top Albums 1977" (PDF). Music Week. 24 December 1977. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021 – via worldradiohistory.com.

[11] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1978. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

[FinlandSmokieSmokies_GratestalbumCertRef-12] "Smokie" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 10 September 2020.

[GermanySmokieGreatest_HitsalbumCertRef-13] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Smokie; 'Greatest Hits')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 10 September 2020.

[14] Bakkemoen, Kurt (29 March 1980). "Thespian Turns Pop Star Via Smurf Disk" (PDF). Billboard. p. 113. Retrieved 10 September 2020 – via World Radio History.

[15] "From The Music Capitols Of The World - Stockholm" (PDF). Billboard. 8 October 1977. p. 88 – via World Radio History.

[16] "Gold/Silver Record Chart". Billboard. 26 December 1974. Retrieved 10 September 2020.

[United_KingdomSmokieGreatest_HitsalbumCertRef-17] "British album certifications – Smokie – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 September 2020.

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v t e Smokie
Terry Uttley Martin Bullard Steve Pinnell Mike Craft Mick McConnell Alan Silson Chris Norman Clarence Dawson Ron Kelly Arthur Higgins Pete Spencer Alan Barton
Studio albums	Pass It Around Changing All the Time Midnight Café Bright Lights & Back Alleys The Montreux Album The Other Side of the Road Solid Ground Boulevard of Broken Dreams Wild Horses – The Nashville Album Take a Minute
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits
Singles	"Pass It Around" "If You Think You Know How to Love Me" "Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me" "Something's Been Making Me Blue" "Wild Wild Angels" "I'll Meet You at Midnight" "Living Next Door to Alice" "Lay Back in the Arms of Someone" "It's Your Life" "Needles and Pins" "For a Few Dollars More" "Oh Carol" "Mexican Girl" "Do to Me" "Babe It's Up to You" "San Francisco Bay" "Take Good Care of My Baby" "Run to Me" "Little Town Flirt" "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
Related articles	Smokie discography