The Montreux Album is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Smokie, released in 1978. Recorded primarily at Mountain Studios in Montreux (hence the album's title) between 6 and 24 February 1978, it was the band's last album to be made in partnership with Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman.
Track listing
Personnel Credits are adapted from the album's 1978 and 2016 liner notes.
Smokie Chris Norman – lead vocals, backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, keyboards, synthesizers Alan Silson – lead vocals (on "You Took Me by Surprise"), backing vocals, acoustic and electric lead guitars Terry Uttley – lead vocals (on "Light Up My Life"), backing vocals, bass guitar Pete Spencer – lead vocals (on "Petesey's Song"), backing vocals, drums and percussion, tenor saxophone (on "No More Letters")
Technical personnel Mike Chapman – production Pete Coleman – engineering Ian Cooper – mixing (at Whitney Recording Studios, Glendale, California, in March 1978) and mastering (at Utopia Studios, London, England) Richard Gray – sleeve design Gered Mankowitz – art direction and photography
Remastering Tim Turan at Turan Audio – 2007 remastering MM Sound Digital Mastering Studios – 2016 remastering
Charts
Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for The Montreux Album Chart (1978) PeakpositionAustralian Albums (Kent Music Report)26
Year-end charts +Year-end chart performance for The Montreux Album Chart (1979) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 43
Certifications
References Notes "For a Few Dollars More" was recorded in 24–26 August 1977 at Bovema Studios (Heemstede, Holland).
Citations
External links Discography 1975–1982