Where There's Smoke... is the debut studio album by American country music group Gibson/Miller Band. It was released in 1993 via Epic Records. The album includes five singles: "Big Heart", "High Rollin'", "Texas Tattoo", "Small Price", and "Stone Cold Country".[1] Except for "Small Price", these all charted within Top 40 on Hot Country Songs between 1992 and 1994.
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| Released | January 12, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | The Money Pit, The Reflections, Sound Emporium, The Music Mill, Champagne Studio | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
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The track "Where There's Smoke" was later recorded by Archer/Park on their 1994 album We Got a Lot in Common,[2] and was a No. 29 single for them in 1994.[3]
Critical reception
editA review from People was positive, stating that "Fueled by tongue-in-cheek lyrics...and Dave Gibson’s weathered tenor, their debut album conjures up freewheeling, fast-drinking honkytonk nights."[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "High Rollin'" | Dave Gibson, Blue Miller | 3:31 |
| 2. | "Where There's Smoke" | Bobby Barker, Mark Collie | 2:47 |
| 3. | "Your Daddy Hates Me" | Pat Bunch, Doug Johnson | 3:21 |
| 4. | "Small Price" | Austin Cunningham, Thom McHugh | 3:26 |
| 5. | "Texas Tattoo" | Gibson, Miller | 3:08 |
| 6. | "She's Gettin' a Rock" | Garry Laron Phelps | 3:19 |
| 7. | "Big Heart" | Gibson, Miller, Freddy Weller | 3:43 |
| 8. | "An Offer Her Heart Can't Refuse" | Gibson, Miller | 3:30 |
| 9. | "Thank Virginia" | Bunch, Johnson | 3:15 |
| 10. | "Stone Cold Country" | Gibson, Miller | 3:31 |
| 11. | "Southern Man" | Gibson, Richard Leigh | 3:59 |
Personnel
editAdapted from Where There's Smoke liner notes.[5]
Gibson/Miller Band
- Mike Daly – steel guitar, lap steel guitar
- Dave Gibson – lead vocals, guitar
- Bryan Grassmeyer – bass guitar, background vocals
- Steve Grossman – drums, percussion
- Blue Miller – lead vocals, lead guitar
Additional musicians
- Bruce Bouton – steel guitar
- Mark Morris – percussion
- Steve Nathan – Hammond B-3 organ
- Biff Watson – rhythm guitar
- John Willis – rhythm guitar
Technical
- Tommy Cooper – engineering
- Doug Johnson – producer, engineering
- Blue Miller – associate producer
- Denny Purcell – mastering
- Ed Seay – recording, mixing
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2012). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2012. Record Research, Inc. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-89820-203-8.
- ^ "We Got a Lot in Common". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ Whitburn, p. 25
- ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Where There's Smoke..." People. April 12, 1993.
- ^ Where There's Smoke... (CD booklet). Gibson/Miller Band. Epic Records. 1993. 52980.
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