Take a Minute
Take a Minute is the twenty first studio album by British rock band Smokie, released in 2010.
Take a Minute | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 9 August 2010[1] | |||
Recorded | Chairworks Studio in West Yorkshire | |||
Genre | Pop rock, country rock | |||
Length | 42:36 | |||
Label | Black Pelican | |||
Producer | Lars Pedersen, Smokie | |||
Smokie chronology | ||||
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The album arrived in stores initially in Denmark on 9 August 2010 and went straight up to No. 6 in the charts.[2] It finally reached No. 3 and spent eight weeks there.[3] The album was also successful in Norway, where it peaked at No. 6 during a six weeks chart run.[4] Take a Minute was released in Germany on 15 October 2010[5] and internationally in February 2011.[6]
The first single from the album is "Sally's Song (The Legacy Goes On)". It can be downloaded on iTunes since 10 September 2010.[7] The song is a continuation of the story of the other character, Sally, in "Living Next Door to Alice".[6] The second single is "Nothing Hurts Like a Broken Heart".[8]
Track listing
CD: Take a Minute
- "Take a Minute" (Martin Hansen / Mikael Nord-Andersson / Wayne Hector / Lee McDougall) – 3:55
- "Sally's Song (The Legacy Goes On)" (Ole Evenrud) – 3:50
- "If I Can't Love You" (Jan Lysdahl / Peter Malmrup) – 3:40
- "Let's Do It Again (The Hangover Song)" (Lars Pedersen / Nikolaj Christensen) – 3:31
- "Nothing Hurts Like a Broken Heart" (Amir Aly / Maciel Numhauser / Robin Abrahamsson) – 3:21
- "Celtic Days" (Mick McConnell) – 2:56
- "Friends Will Be Friends" (Nikolaj Christensen / Mads Haugaard) – 3:24
- "The Biggest Lie" (Terry Uttley / Mick McConnell) – 4:18
- "I Don't Want to Lose You" (Billy Cross / Mick McConnell) – 3:03
- "Can't Change the Past" (Miqael Persson / Eric Mårtensson / Peter Karlsson) – 3:37
- "This is Wot I Did" (Mike Craft) – 3:32
- "'Til the Grass Grows over Me" (John Davis / Mick McConnell / Conor McGuire) – 3:29
Bonus DVD: Live in South Africa
- "Something's Been Making Me Blue"
- "Lay Back in the Arms of Someone"
- "Tomorrow"
- "Medley: It's Your Life, Take Good Care of My Baby, Mexican Girl, Few Dollars More"
- "Wild Angels"
- "If You Think You Know How to Love Me"
- "Home is Anywhere You Are"
- "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"
- "Baby It's You"
- "And the Night Stood Still"
- "Don't Give Me That"
- "I'll Meet You at Midnight"
- "Oh Carol"
- "Needles and Pins"
- "Have You Ever Seen the Rain"
- "Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me"
- "Living Next Door to Alice"
Credits
Smokie
- Mike Craft – lead vocals, backing vocals and acoustic guitar
- Terry Uttley – Fender bass and backing vocals
- Martin Bullard – Rhodes, piano, organ and Mellotron
- Mick McConnell – electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin and backing vocals
- Steve Pinnell – drums and percussion
Additional musicians
- Pat McManus – fiddle on "Celtic Days"
Production
- Recorded at The Chairworks|Chairworks Studio in West Yorkshire
- Engineer – James Mottershead
- Edited and cleaned up at Chiefment Studio in Vanløse, Denmark by Lars Pedersen
- Mixed at Hansa Mix Room in Berlin, Germany by Michael Ilbert
- Mastered at Cutting Room in Stockholm, Sweden by Björn Engelmann
- Producer – Lars Pedersen
- Co-produced by Smokie
- Executive producer – Jakob Deichmann
- Photography – Mike & Julie
- Artwork – Martin B. Dennis
Charts
Year | Chart | Position |
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2010 | Denmark Albums Chart | 3[3] |
Norway Albums Chart | 6[4] |
References
- ""Take a Minute" - Out Now!!!". Smokie online. 11 August 2010.
- "Smokie "Take a Minute"". RoastingHouse. 20 August 2010.
- "Take a Minute chart position in Denmark". IFPI Denmark.
- "Take a Minute chart position in Norway". Nielsen SoundScan.
- "At 15.10. "Take a minute" will be released in Germany". Smokie online. 14 October 2010. p. 10.
- "Smokie - Take a Minute CD Release: February 2011". www.smokie.co.za.
- ""Sally's song"-the first single of the new cd here in Germany". Smokie online. 10 September 2010. p. 10.
- "Nothing Hurts Like A Broken Heart - single (2010)". Black Pelican Entertainment.