No Smoke Without Fire

No Smoke Without Fire is the ninth studio album by rock band Wishbone Ash. It was the first album since 1972's Argus to be produced by Derek Lawrence. It was also the heaviest Wishbone Ash album in years, featuring rockers like the hit single "You See Red" and the multi-part epic "The Way of the World." The album peaked at No. 43 in the UK Albums Chart.[2]

No Smoke Without Fire
Studio album by
Wishbone Ash
ReleasedNovember 5, 1978
GenreHard rock
Length41:30
LabelMCA
ProducerDerek Lawrence
Wishbone Ash chronology
Front Page News
(1977)		 No Smoke Without Fire
(1978)		 Live in Tokyo
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

After a 1978 tour to support the album, Wishbone Ash took a one-year hiatus during 1979 before regrouping for songwriting sessions at the end of the year.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Laurie Wisefield except where noted.

Side one
  1. "You See Red" – 6:05
  2. "Baby the Angels Are Here" (Martin Turner) – 4:50
  3. "Ships in the Sky" – 3:00
  4. "Stand and Deliver" – 7:35

Side two
  1. "Anger in Harmony" (Andy Powell/Wisefield/Turner) – 5:06
  2. "Like a Child" (Turner) – 5:01
  3. "The Way of the World (Part 1)" – 4:09
  4. "The Way of the World (Part 2)" – 5:32
1998 remastered edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Firesign"Martin Turner5:05
10."Time and Space" (remix)"Martin Turner6:00
11."Lorelei" (live)Andy Powell/Steve Upton/Laurie Wisefield/Martin Turner6:00
12."Come in from the Rain" (live)Martin Turner4:55
13."Bad Weather Blues" (live)Steve Upton/Andy Powell/Martin Turner/Laurie Wisefield8:00

Personnel

References
  1. No Smoke Without Fire at AllMusic
  2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 607. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.


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