Pass It Around (Smokie album)
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| Released | 14 February 1975 | |||
| Recorded | Audio International Studios in London | |||
| Genre | Glam rock, hard rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 44:17 | |||
| Label | RAK | |||
| Producer | Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn | |||
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Pass It Around is the debut studio album by British rock band Smokey (later renamed Smokie), released in 1975.
The album features eleven original group songs and two Nicky Chinn / Mike Chapman compositions. The Chinn / Chapman written title track was chosen to be Smokie's debut single. "Pass It Around" / "Couldn't Live" was released on 21 March 1975 but failed to make the BBC Radio 1 playlist. The problem was playlist controllers who thought that the ambiguous lyrics might be seen as a reference to smoking marijuana. As a result, the single failed to reach the UK Top 50.
To promote Pass It Around, Smokie extensively tour Britain starting on 24 April 1975 as support act to Pilot, who scored a UK No. 1 hit with "January". Despite all the promotion activity, neither album nor single managed to chart in the UK.