Changing All the Time
| Changing All the Time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
_front_cover.jpg) | ||||
| Studio album by Smokie | ||||
| Released | September 1975 | |||
| Recorded | 1975 | |||
| Studio |
Audio International Studios (London, England) Decca Studios (Paris, France) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 34:20[nb 1] | |||
| Label | RAK | |||
| Producer | ||||
| Smokie chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Changing All the Time | ||||
|
||||
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Changing All the Time is the second studio album by the English rock band Smokie, released in September 1975.[2]
Early pressings of the album had been made with the original band's name "Smokey", but in November 1975 it was announced that the name would be altered to "Smokie" in order to avoid confusion with soul legend Smokey Robinson. All later copies of the album would bear the changed spelling.[2]
Track listing
| Side one | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me" | Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman | 3:19 |
| 2. | "If You Think You Know How to Love Me" | Chinn, Chapman | 3:27 |
| 3. | "It's Natural" | Pete Spencer, Chris Norman | 2:40 |
| 4. | "Give It to Me" | Alan Silson | 3:44 |
| 5. | "We're Flyin' High" | Chinn, Chapman | 3:55 |
| Side two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 6. | "Changing All the time" | Chinn, Chapman | 3:39 |
| 7. | "Julia" | Spencer, Norman | 2:56 |
| 8. | "Take Me In" | Silson | 4:23 |
| 9. | "Umbrella Day" | Spencer, Norman | 2:49 |
| 10. | "Back to Bradford" | Spencer, Norman | 3:33 |
Total length: |
34:20 | ||
| 2007 remastered edition bonus tracks[nb 2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 11. | "Tis Me" | Spencer, Norman | 2:56 |
| 12. | "Talking Her Round" | Terry Uttley | 2:44 |
Total length: |
39:54 | ||
| 2016 remastered edition bonus tracks[nb 3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 13. | "If You Think You Know How to Love Me" (Alan Silson home demo recording) | Chinn, Chapman | 4:10 |
| 14. | "If You Think You Know How to Love Me" (Jay Frog & Amfree mix) | Chinn, Chapman | 5:13 |
Total length: |
49:16 | ||
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's 1975[nb 4] and 2016[nb 3] liner notes.
- Smokie
- Chris Norman – lead vocals, back vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano
- Alan Silson – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, steel guitar, back vocals, lead vocals (on "Give It to Me")
- Terry Uttley – bass guitar, back vocals
- Pete Spencer – drums, flute, percussion
- Technical personnel
- Mike Chapman – production
- Nicky Chinn – production
- Pete Coleman – engineering
- Chris Blair – mastering (at Abbey Road Studios, London, England)
- MM Sound Digital Mastering Studios – 2016 remastering
- Phil Dennys – string arrangements (on tracks 1, 2 and 6)
- Michael Ross – sleeve design
- Gered Mankowitz – photography
- Dick Ward – tinting
Charts
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] | 16 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 18 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[5] | Silver | 60,000^ |
|
*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- Notes
- Citations
- ↑ Guarisco, Donald A. Smokie: "Changing All the Time" > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- 1 2 Hendriks, Phil (2007). Changing All the Time (booklet). Smokie. London: 7T's Records (GLAM CD 37). p. 3.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Smokie – Changing All the Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ "British album certifications – Smokie – Changing All the Time". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 October 2016. Enter Changing All the Time 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
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/3/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.