Greatest Hits (Smokie album)

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
Midnight Café (1976) Greatest Hits (1977) Bright Lights & Back Alleys (1977)

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

1. "Smokie chart positions in the UK". The Official Charts Company.
2. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx/search.aspx. Retrieved 6 August 2012. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. "Austriancharts.at – Smokie – Greatest Hits" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
4. "Offiziellecharts.de – Smokie – Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
5. "Norwegiancharts.com – Smokie – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
6. "Swedishcharts.com – Smokie – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
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.
12. "Smokie" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
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.
17. "British album certifications – Smokie – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 September 2020.