Pass It Around is the debut studio album by British rock band Smokey (later renamed Smokie), released in 1975.
The album features eleven original group songs and two Nicky Chinn / Mike Chapman compositions. The Chinn / Chapman written title track was chosen to be Smokie's debut single. "Pass It Around" / "Couldn't Live" was released on 21 March 1975 but failed to make the BBC Radio 1 playlist. The problem was playlist controllers who thought that the ambiguous lyrics might be seen as a reference to smoking marijuana. As a result, the single failed to reach the UK Top 50.
To promote Pass It Around, Smokie extensively tour Britain starting on 24 April 1975 as support act to Pilot, who scored a UK No. 1 hit with "January". Despite all the promotion activity, neither album nor single managed to chart in the UK.
Track listing
2016 bonus tracks
- 14. Couldn't Live â 2:23
- 15. I Gotta Be Free [Chris Norman â Demo Recording] â 1:30
- 16. You Ring My Bell [Kindness] â 2:58
Charts
The album peaked at number 94 for one week in June 1979 in Australia.
Credits
Smokie
- Chris Norman â lead vocals and guitar
- Terry Uttley â bass and backing vocals
- Pete Spencer â drums and vocals
- Alan Silson â lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocal on "A Day at the Mother-in-Law's"
Technical personnel
- Produced by Mike Chapman in association with Nicky Chinn for Chinnichap
- Engineer â Pete Coleman
- Recorded at Audio International Studios in London
- Tape operators â Pete Silver and Phil Colman
- Mastered by Chris Blair at EMI, Abbey Road
- Cover photography â Gered Mankowitz
Remastering
- Tim Turan at Turan Audio â 2007 remastering
- MM Sound Digital Mastering Studios â 2016 remastering
References
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