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 – 2:23 15. I Gotta Be Free [Chris Norman – Demo Recording] – 1:30 16. You Ring My Bell [Kindness] – 2:58
Charts The album peaked at number 94 for one week in June 1979 in Australia. Chart (1979)Peak positionAustralia (Kent Music Report)94
Credits
Smokie
Chris Norman – lead vocals and guitar Terry Uttley – bass and backing vocals Pete Spencer – drums and vocals Alan Silson – 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 – Pete Coleman Recorded at Audio International Studios in London Tape operators – Pete Silver and Phil Colman Mastered by Chris Blair at EMI, Abbey Road Cover photography – Gered Mankowitz
Remastering Tim Turan at Turan Audio – 2007 remastering MM Sound Digital Mastering Studios – 2016 remastering
References
External links Smokie discography 1975–1982