No Smoke Without Fire

Not to be confused with No Smoke Without a Fire.
No Smoke Without Fire
Studio album by
Wishbone Ash
Released6 October 1978 [1]
RecordedJune–August 1978
StudioDe Lane Lea, London, England
GenreHard rock
Length40:58
LabelMCA
ProducerDerek Lawrence
Wishbone Ash chronology
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(1977) 		No Smoke Without Fire
(1978) 		Live in Tokyo
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

No Smoke Without Fire is the ninth studio album by English rock band Wishbone Ash. It was the first album since 1972's Argus to be produced by Derek Lawrence.[3] The album peaked at No. 43 in the UK Albums Chart.[4]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Laurie Wisefield except where noted.

Side one

  1. "You See Red" – 6:03
  2. "Baby the Angels Are Here" (Martin Turner) – 4:44
  3. "Ships in the Sky" – 3:02
  4. "Stand and Deliver" – 7:35

Side two

  1. "Anger in Harmony" (Andy Powell, Wisefield, Turner) – 5:00
  2. "Like a Child" (Turner) – 4.53
  3. "The Way of the World (Part 1)" – 4:09
  4. "The Way of the World (Part 2)" – 5:32[3]
1998 remastered edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Firesign"Martin Turner5:05
10."Time and Space" (remix)Martin Turner6:00
11."Lorelei" (live)Andy Powell, Steve Upton, Laurie Wisefield, Martin Turner6:00
12."Come in from the Rain" (live)Martin Turner4:55
13."Bad Weather Blues" (live)Steve Upton, Andy Powell, Martin Turner, Laurie Wisefield8:00

Personnel

Wishbone Ash
Production
  • Derek Lawrence – producer
  • Rafe McKenna – engineer
  • Peter Wandless – assistant engineer
  • Hipgnosis – cover design, photography
  • Colin Elgie – graphics
  • Richard Draper – cover model
  • Peter Christopherson – cover model

Charts

Chart (1978) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 43

References

  1. ^ "No Smoke Without Fire by Wishbone Ash". genius.com. 6 October 1978. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  2. ^ No Smoke Without Fire at AllMusic
  3. ^ a b c "No Smoke Without Fire - Wishbone Ash | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  4. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 607. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.