Midnight Café is the third studio album by the English rock band Smokie, released in April 1976.[2]
| Midnight Café | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 9 April 1976 | |||
| Recorded | Whitney Recording Studios (Glendale, California)[1] | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 43:29[nb 1] | |||
| Label | RAK | |||
| Producer | ||||
| Smokie chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Midnight Café | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Something's Been Making Me Blue" | Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman | 2:59 |
| 2. | "Wild Wild Angels" | Chinn, Chapman | 3:55 |
| 3. | "Poor Lady (Midnight Baby)" | Chris Norman, Pete Spencer | 4:41 |
| 4. | "When My Back Was Against the Wall" | Norman, Spencer | 3:34 |
| 5. | "Make Ya Boogie" | Alan Silson, Norman, Spencer, Terry Uttley | 5:12 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Stranger" | Chinn, Chapman | 4:40 |
| 7. | "What Can I Do" | Silson | 3:35 |
| 8. | "Little Lucy" | Norman, Spencer | 3:44 |
| 9. | "Going Home" | Norman, Spencer | 7:32 |
| 10. | "I'll Meet You at Midnight" | Chinn, Chapman | 3:14 |
| Total length: | 43:29 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Train Song" | Silson | 3:44 |
| 11. | "The Loser" | Norman, Spencer | 3:02 |
| 12. | "I'll Meet You at Midnight" | Chinn, Chapman | 3:17 |
| 13. | "Miss You" | Norman, Spencer | 3:36 |
| 14. | "Living Next Door to Alice" | Chinn, Chapman | 3:28 |
| 15. | "Run to You" | Silson, Uttley | 3:46 |
| Total length: | 62:00 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16. | "What Can I Do" (Alan Silson home demo) | Silson | 3:52 |
| Total length: | 66:05 | ||
- "I'll Meet You At Midnight" is the 12th track on the 2007 and 2016 remastered editions, lifting "Train Song" and "The Loser" up to 10-11, and bumping the remaining bonus tracks to 13-16.
Personnel edit
Credits are adapted from the album's 1976[nb 4] and 2016[nb 3] liner notes.
- Smokie
- Chris Norman – lead vocals, back vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, piano
- Alan Silson – lead guitar, back vocals, acoustic guitars, lead vocals (on "What Can I Do")
- Terry Uttley – bass guitar, back vocals
- Pete Spencer – drums, percussion, back vocals
- Technical personnel
- Mike Chapman – production
- Nicky Chinn – production
- Pete Coleman – engineering
- Chris Blair – mastering (at Abbey Road Studios, London, England)
- Jimmie Haskell – string arrangements (on tracks 1-4, 6 and 9)
- Michael Ross – sleeve design
- Gered Mankowitz – photography
- Remastering
- Tim Turan at Turan Audio – 2007 remastering
- MM Sound Digital Mastering Studios – 2016 remastering
Charts edit
Weekly charts edit
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] | 6 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[4] | 12 |
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
| US Billboard 200 | 173 |
Year-end charts edit
| Chart (1977) | Position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] | 37 |
References edit
- Notes
^ "What Can I Do" was recorded at Audio International Studios (London, England).
- Citations
- ^ Guarisco, Donald A. Smokie: "Midnight Café" > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ Hendriks, Phil (2007). Midnight Café (booklet). Smokie. London: 7T's Records (GLAM CD 38). p. 3.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Smokie – Midnight Café" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Smokie – Midnight Café". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1977. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.