Greatest Hits (Smokie album)

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.

Greatest Hits was never officially released on CD.^[3]

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 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 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

Year	Chart	Position
1977	UK Albums Chart	6^[1]

Certifications


Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)^[4]	1× gold	20,000^[4]
United Kingdom (BPI)	Silver^[2]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

1 2 "Smokie chart positions in the UK". The Official Charts Company.
1 2
↑ "Smokie discography 1975-1982".
1 2 "Smokie" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2013-08-28.

Smokie

Terry Uttley Martin Bullard Steve Pinnell Mike Craft Mick McConnell Past members: 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 Strangers in Paradise Midnight Delight All Fired Up Boulevard of Broken Dreams Whose Are These Boots? Chasing Shadows Burnin' Ambition The World and Elsewhere Light a Candle - The Christmas Album Wild Horses – The Nashville Album Uncovered Uncovered Too On the Wire Take a Minute

Live albums	Greatest Hits Live Live in Concert 1995-1997 - Who the Fuck is Alice

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits The Very Best of Smokie - 14 Hit Singles The Very Best of Smokie

Singles	"If You Think You Know How to Love Me" (1975) "Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me" (1975) "Lay Back in the Arms of Someone" (1977) "Living Next Door to Alice" (1972)

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