Biography

Smokie (originally spelled as Smokey) is an English rock band from Bradford, Yorkshire. The band found success at home as well as the rest of the world after teaming up with Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn. Along the way they have had a number of line-up changes and were still actively touring in 2012. Their most famous hit singles include If You Think You Know How to Love Me, Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me, Lay Back in the Arms of Someone and albums like Bright Lights & Back Alleys and The Montreux Album. Their greatest hit single, and claim to fame, is the 1976 hit song Living Next Door to Alice which peaked at No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart and, in March 1977, reached No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100.