The Other Side of the Road

The Other Side of the Road
Studio album by
Smokie
Released1979
GenreRock, Pop rock
Length44:48[nb 1]
LabelRak Records
ProducerSmokie for Score Music Production
Smokie chronology
The Montreux Album
(1978) 		The Other Side of the Road
(1979) 		Solid Ground
(1981)
Singles from The Other Side of the Road
  1. "Do to Me"
    Released: 1979
  2. "Babe It's Up to You"
    Released: 1979
  3. "San Francisco Bay"
    Released: 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Record Mirror[1]

The Other Side of the Road is the sixth studio album by British rock band Smokie, released in 1979. When the album was released on CD in the 2000s, it was taken from a vinyl source.

Track listing

Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Other Side of the Road"Chris Norman, Pete Spencer3:51
2."Do to Me"Chris Norman, Pete Spencer3:18
3."Belinda"Terry Uttley, Alan Silson2:57
4."Big Fat Momma"Chris Norman, Pete Spencer2:47
5."Don't Take Your Love Away This Time"Chris Norman, Pete Spencer3:12
6."London Is Burning"Chris Norman, Pete Spencer5:10
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Babe It's Up to You"Gloria Macari, Roger Ferris3:43
8."You Don't Care"Terry Uttley, Alan Silson3:17
9."All Alone"Chris Norman, Pete Spencer3:55
10."I Can't Stop Loving You"Terry Uttley, Alan Silson3:34
11."Too Many Pennies In Hell"Chris Norman, Pete Spencer1:17
12."Samantha Elizabeth"Terry Uttley, Alan Silson4:00
13."San Francisco Bay"Chris Norman, Pete Spencer3:15
Total length:38:07
2007 remastered edition bonus tracks[nb 2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Cryin'" (B-side of "Do to Me")Terry Uttley, Alan Silson2:35
15."Did She Have to Go Away" (B-side of "Babe It's Up to You")Terry Uttley, Alan Silson3:26
16."You're You" (B-side of "San Francisco Bay")Terry Uttley, Alan Silson3:45
17."Maybe I Just Don't Know"Don Williams3:03
Total length:57:37
2016 remastered edition bonus track[nb 3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
18."The Classic Hits Medley"Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman, Chris Norman, Pete Spencer8:52
Total length:1:06:18

Charts

Chart (1979/80) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 36
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 7
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 17
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[5] 7
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 26

Personnel

Smokie

  • Chris Norman - lead and backing vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesizer, banjo, percussion
  • Terry Uttley  - bass guitar, lead (8) and backing vocals
  • Pete Spencer  - drums, percussion, acoustic guitar (11), vocals (11)
  • Alan Silson  - lead guitar, acoustic guitar, guitar synth, lead (12) and backing vocals

Notes

  1. ^ Ariola 74321 72971 2
  2. ^ 7T's GLAM CD 41
  3. ^ Sony Music 88875129562

References

  1. ^ Coyne, Peter (26 January 1980). "Smokie: The Other Side Of The Road". Record Mirror. p. 12.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 279. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Smokie – The Other Side Of The Road" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Smokie – The Other Side Of The Road" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Smokie – The Other Side Of The Road". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Smokie – The Other Side Of The Road". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 December 2020.