Smokie - The Collection of the Best Hits (2010)

Originally formed in Yorkshire, England, in 1966, Smokie hit the British pop charts several times during the late '70s with updated psychedelic pop, influenced by the band's stay on Mickie Most's Rak Records as well as the writers of most of the band's hit material, Rak's Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. Vocalist Chris Norman, bassist Terry Utley, and guitarist Alan Silson had played in the Elizabethans, but formed the band Kindness in 1968, with the addition of drummer Pete Spencer. The quartet recorded many singles during the late '60s and early '70s, but failed to show any chart activity until 1975. That year, signed to Rak Records and billed as Smokey, the band hit number three in the U.K. with "If You Think You Know How to Love Me." After another Top Ten hit, "Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me," Smokey became Smokie; during 1976, the group scored with three Top 20 hits, including the number five "Living Next Door to Alice." Smokie hit number five both in 1977 ("It's Your Life") and 1978 ("Oh Carol"), but the band's chart run ended by early 1980, and following 1982's Midnight Delight, they disbanded. Both Spencer and Norman continued to work at Rak during the '80s, writing hits for several groups; they re-formed Smokie in 1988, resurfacing with the LP My Heart Is True. Two more albums, All Fired Up and Greatest Hits Live, followed, with the group remaining active throughout the 1990s, issuing new material as well as a number of hits collections.

CD 1




Tracklist:
01. Jet Lagged 03:00
02. Let's Do It Again 03:24
03. Stranger 04:42
04. Needles And Pins 02:44
05. This Is Wot I Did 03:31
06. Take A Minute 03:55
07. Who'll Stop The Rain 02:43
08. Don't Play Your Rock 'N' Roll To Me 03:18
09. I'll Meet You At Midnight 03:17
10. In The Heat Of The Night 04:30
11. It Never Rains In Southern California 03:52
12. Take Good Care Of My Baby 03:25
13. Stumblin' In (with Suzi Quatro) 03:59
14. Bang Bang 04:11
15. It's Your Life 03:34
16. Sally's Song (The Legacy Goes On) 03:49
17. I Can't Stay Here Tonight 04:08
18. What Can I Do 03:37.
19. Can't Change The Past 03:37
20. Celtic Days 02:53
21. I Feel Love 04:13
22. A Day At The Mother-In-Law's 02:51




CD 2





Tracklist:
01. We're Flyin' High 03:54
02. Don't Take Your Love Away This Time 03:14
03. Changing All The Time 03:23
04. For A Few Dollars More 03:35
05. Hot Girls And Summer Nights 03:47
06. I Don't Wanna Talk About It 04:31
07. Lay Back In The Arms Of Someone 04:06
08. I Don't Want To Lose You 03:02
09. Looking Daggers 03:42
10. Living Next Door To Alice 03:27
11. Runaway Train 04:37
12. The Other Side Of The Road 03:53
13. The Girl Can't Help It 03:50
14. Oh Well, Oh Well 03:18
15. Wild Wild Angels 03:56
16. I Swear 04:27
17. If You Think You Know How To Love Me 03:26
18. No Matter What 04:23
19. San Francisco Bay 03:18.
20. Nothing Hurts Like A Broken Heart 03:20
21. Now You Think You Know 03:27




CD 3





Tracklist:
01. Cry In The Night 04:02
02. Poor Lady (Midnight Baby) 04:43
03. Something's Been Making Me Blue 03:02
04. When You Walk In The Room 03:29
05. Belinda 02:57
06. Arms Of Mary 02:50
07. Do To Me 03:21
08. I Can't Stop Lovin You 03:30
09. Little Town Flirt 03:27
10. Oh Carol 03:40
11. Rock Away Your Teardrops 03:53
12. Petesey's Song 02:56
13. The Dancer 03:52
14. Mexican Girl 03:59
15. Love Hurts 04:15.
16. Your Love Is So Good For Me 04:10
17. When The Night Falls 03:41
18. Liverpool Docks 03:00.
19. Rock 'N Roll Woman 04:16
20. Walk Right Back 05:31
21. Naked Love 04:15





CD 4





Tracklist:
01. Don't Give Me That 03:48
02. Hold On Tight 04:01
03. I Do Declare 03:45
04. If I Can't Love You 03:39
05. Run To Me 04:13
06. Sunshine Avenue 03:11
07. Babe It's Up To You 03:44
08. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow 03:58
09. Baby It's You 03:51
10. Darlin' 03:07
11. Back To Bradford 02:45
12. Miss You 03:39
13. My Heart Is True 03:37
14. The Biggest Lie 04:17
15. Back To You 03:32
16. Daydreamin' 02:17
17. Drift Away 03:16
18. Goin' Tomorrow 03:45
19. Light Up My Life 04:25
20. Talking Her Round 02:40
21. Will You Love Me 03:46
22. Power Of Love 01:59
23. Too Many Pennies In Hell 01:17