The Montreux Album

Studio album by Smokie

Released

October 1978

Recorded

6–24 February 1978

Studio

Mountain Studios
(Montreux, Switzerland)

Genre

Length

34:32^{[nb 1]}

Label

RAK

Producer

Mike Chapman

Smokie chronology

Bright Lights & Back Alleys
(1977)

The Montreux Album
(1978)

The Other Side of the Road
(1979)

Singles from The Montreux Album

"For a Few Dollars More"
Released: January 1978
"Oh Carol"
Released: May 1978
"Mexican Girl"
Released: September 1978

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

The Montreux Album is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Smokie, released in 1978. Recorded primarily at Mountain Studios in Montreux (thus the album's title) between 6 and 24 February 1978, it was the band's last album to be made in partnership with Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Girl Can't Help It"	Chris Norman, Pete Spencer	3:44
2.	"Power of Love"	Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman	1:54
3.	"No More Letters"	Norman, Spencer	3:27
4.	"Mexican Girl"	Norman, Spencer	3:57
5.	"You Took Me by Surprise"	Alan Silson, Terry Uttley	3:38

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Oh Carol"	Chinn, Chapman	3:39
7.	"Liverpool Docks"	Norman, Spencer	2:56
8.	"Light Up My Life"	Uttley, Silson	4:23
9.	"Petesey's Song"	Norman, Spencer	2:49
10.	"For a Few Dollars More"	Chinn, Chapman	3:33
Total length:			34:32

2007 remastered edition bonus tracks^{[nb 2]}
Track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Stumblin' In" (with Suzi Quatro)	Chinn, Chapman	3:58
12.	"Stranger with You" (with Suzi Quatro)	Chinn, Chapman	3:53
Total length:			42:19

2016 remastered edition bonus tracks^{[nb 3]}
Track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Roll On Baby"	Spencer	2:41
12.	"Love's a Riot"	Chinn, Chapman	3:43
13.	"Stumblin' In"	Chinn, Chapman	3:59
14.	"A Stranger with You"	Chinn, Chapman	3:52
Total length:			48:45

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's 1978 and 2016 liner notes^{[nb 4]}^{[nb 3]}.

Smokie

Chris Norman – lead vocals, backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, keyboards, synthesizers
Alan Silson – lead vocals (on "You Took Me by Surprise), backing vocals, acoustic and electric lead guitars
Terry Uttley – lead vocals (on "Light Up My Life"), backing vocals, bass guitar
Pete Spencer – lead vocals (on "Petesey's Song"), backing vocals, drums and percussion, tenor sax (on "No More Letters")

Technical personnel

Mike Chapman – production
Pete Coleman – engineering
Ian Cooper – mixing (at Whitney Recording Studios, Glendale, California, in March 1978) and mastering (at Utopia Studios, London, England)
MM Sound Digital Mastering Studios – 2016 remastering
Richard Gray – sleeve design
Gered Mankowitz – art direction and photography

Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[2]	6
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[3]	15
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[4]	3
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)^[5]	29
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[6]	5
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[7]	3
UK Albums (OCC)^[8]	52

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Germany (BVMI)^[9]	Gold	250,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[10]	Silver	60,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

Notes

^ "For a Few Dollars More" was recorded in 24–26 August 1977 at Bovema Studios (Heemstede, Holland).

↑ Ariola 261027-217
↑ 7T's GLAM CD 40
1 2 Sony Music 88985321952
↑ RSO RS-1-3045, 2394 222

Citations

↑ Chrispell, James. Smokie: "The Montreux Album" > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
↑ "Austriancharts.at – Smokie – The Montreux Album" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
↑ "Smokie: The Montreux Album" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Smokie – The Montreux Album" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Smokie – The Montreux Album" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Smokie – The Montreux Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Smokie – The Montreux Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Smokie; 'The Montreux Album')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
↑ "British album certifications – Smokie – The Montreux Album". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 September 2016. Enter The Montreux Album in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search

External links

Discography 1975-1982

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	"Pass It Around (1975) "If You Think You Know How to Love Me" (1975) "Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me" (1975) "Living Next Door to Alice" (1976) "Lay Back in the Arms of Someone" (1977) "Needles and Pins (1977)

Related articles	Smokie discography

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