Английская Википедия:Bright Lights & Back Alleys
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Bright Lights & Back Alleys is the fourth studio album by the English rock band Smokie, released on 29 September 1977 in continental Europe[1] and 7 October in the United Kingdom[2] by RAK Records. Recorded primarily at Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, from March to April 1977, it was produced by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn, as were all the band's previous albums.
Track listing
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Personnel
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- Smokie
- Chris Norman – lead vocals and backing vocals, guitars, synthesizers and electric piano
- Alan Silson – guitars and backing vocals
- Terry Uttley – bass and backing vocals
- Pete Spencer – drums, percussions and backing vocals
- Additional musicians
- Tom Scott – lyricon and tenor saxophone (on "In the Heat of the Night")
- Technical personnel
- Mike Chapman – production
- Nicky Chinn – production
- Pete Coleman – engineering
- Jimmie Haskell – string arrangements (on tracks 1-3 and 5)
- Phil Dennys – string arrangements (on tracks 4 and 8)
- Cream – sleeve design
- Gered Mankowitz – photography
- Remastering
- Tim Turan at Turan Audio – 2007 remastering
- MM Sound Digital Mastering Studios – 2016 remastering
Charts
Weekly charts
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 36 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1978) | Position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] | 31 |
Certifications
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References
- Notes
Шаблон:Note"Baby It's You" was recorded in July 1976 at Decca Studios (Paris, France), and "Think of Me (The Only One)" — in August 1977 at Bovema Studios (Heemstede, Holland). Шаблон:Reflist
- Citations
External links
- ↑ Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег
<ref>; для сносокGerman Albumsне указан текст - ↑ Шаблон:Cite AV media notes
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
