Midnight Café

Midnight Café
Studio album by Smokie
Released	April 9, 1976
Recorded	Whitney Recording Studios, Glendale, California, with the exception of "What Can I Do", which was recorded at Audio International Studios, London, 1975-1976
Genre	Glam rock, soft rock, pop rock
Length	43:29 (original version) 62:00 (2007 remastered edition)
Label	Rak Ariola 7T's Chinnichap
Producer	Mike Chapman in association with Nicky Chinn for Chinnichap
Smokie chronology
Changing All the Time (1975) Midnight Café (1976) Greatest Hits (1977)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Midnight Café is the third studio album by the British rock band Smokie, released in 1976. Midnight Café lingered in the German album charts for 38 weeks, peaking at # 6, and also rose to # 12 in the Norwegian album charts. The album reached # 173 on the US Billboard 200.

Track listing

Side One
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Something's Been Making Me Blue"	Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman	2:59
2.	"Wild Wild Angels"	Chinn, Chapman	3:55
3.	"Poor Lady (Midnight Baby)"	Chris Norman, Pete Spencer	4:41
4.	"When My Back Was Against The Wall"	Norman, Spencer	3:34
5.	"Make Ya Boogie"	Alan Silson, Norman, Spencer, Terry Uttley	5:12

Side Two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Stranger"	Chinn, Chapman	4:40
7.	"What Can I Do"	Silson	3:35
8.	"Little Lucy"	Norman, Spencer	3:44
9.	"Going Home"	Norman, Spencer	7:32
10.	"I'll Meet You At Midnight"	Chinn, Chapman	3:14
Total length:			43:29

Note

• "I'll Meet You At Midnight" was not included on the original UK issue of Midnight Café.

2007 Remastered Edition Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Train Song"	Silson	4:44
11.	"The Loser"	Norman, Spencer	3:02
12.	"I'll Meet You At Midnight"	Chinn, Chapman	3:17
13.	"Miss You"	Norman, Spencer	3:36
14.	"Living Next Door To Alice"	Chinn, Chapman	3:28
15.	"Run To You"	Silson, Uttley	3:46
Total length:			62:00

Note

• "I'll Meet You At Midnight" is the 12th track on the 2007 remastered edition, lifting "Train Song", "The Loser" up to 10, 11 and bumping the remaining three bonus tracks to 13-15.

Personnel

Smokie

• Chris Norman – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, piano
• Terry Uttley – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Pete Spencer – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Alan Silson – lead and acoustic guitars, backing vocals, lead vocal on "What Can I Do" & "Train Song"

Production

• Produced by Mike Chapman in association with Nicky Chinn for Chinnichap
• Engineered by Pete Coleman
• Mastered by Chris Blair at E.M.I., Abbey Road
• String Arrangements by Jimmy Haskell on "Something's Been Making Me Blue", "Wild Wild Angels", "Poor Lady (Midnight Baby)", "When My Back Was Against The Wall", "Stranger" and "Going Home"
• Violin, Viola & Cello by The Sid Sharp Strings
• Sleeve by Michael Ross (Design) and Gered Mankowitz (Photography)

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1976	Top 100 Albums	6
1976	VG-lista	12
1977	The Billboard 200	173

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1976	"Something's Been Making Me Blue" b/w "Train Song"	UK Singles Chart[2]	17
		Top 100 Singles	21
	"Wild Wild Angels" b/w "The Loser"	Top 100 Singles	15
	"I'll Meet You At Midnight" b/w "Miss You"	UK Singles Chart[2]	11
		Top 100 Singles	9
		Dutch Top 40	5
		Ö3 Austria Top 40	10
	"Living Next Door To Alice" b/w "Run To You"	UK Singles Chart[2]	5
		Top 100 Singles	1
		Dutch Top 40	1
		Ö3 Austria Top 40	1
1977	"Living Next Door To Alice" b/w "Run To You"	The Billboard Hot 100	25

Sources

• Smokie - Midnight Café, CD booklet essay, Phil Hendriks, © 2007

References

1. "Smokie - Midnight Café Overview". Allmusic.
2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 510. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.