Take a Minute
Studio album by Smokie
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
Eclipse (2008) Take a Minute (2010)

Take a Minute is the 21st studio album by British rock band Smokie, released in 2010.

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

1. "Take a Minute" (Martin Hansen / Mikael Nord-Andersson / Wayne Hector / Lee McDougall)  – 3:55
2. "Sally's Song (The Legacy Goes On)" (Ole Evenrud)  – 3:50
3. "If I Can't Love You" (Jan Lysdahl / Peter Malmrup)  – 3:40
4. "Let's Do It Again (The Hangover Song)" (Lars Pedersen / Nikolaj Christensen)  – 3:31
5. "Nothing Hurts Like a Broken Heart" (Amir Aly / Maciel Numhauser / Robin Abrahamsson)  – 3:21
6. "Celtic Days" (Mick McConnell)  – 2:56
7. "Friends Will Be Friends" (Nikolaj Christensen / Mads Haugaard)  – 3:24
8. "The Biggest Lie" (Terry Uttley / Mick McConnell)  – 4:18
9. "I Don't Want to Lose You" (Billy Cross / Mick McConnell)  – 3:03
10. "Can't Change the Past" (Miqael Persson / Eric Mårtensson / Peter Karlsson)  – 3:37
11. "This is Wot I Did" (Mike Craft)  – 3:32
12. "'Til the Grass Grows over Me" (John Davis / Mick McConnell / Conor McGuire)  – 3:29

Bonus DVD: Live in South Africa

1. " Something's Been Making Me Blue"
2. " Lay Back in the Arms of Someone"
3. "Tomorrow"
4. "Medley: It's Your Life, Take Good Care of My Baby, Mexican Girl, Few Dollars More"
5. " Wild Angels"
6. " If You Think You Know How to Love Me"
7. "Home is Anywhere You Are"
8. "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"
9. "Baby It's You"
10. " And the Night Stood Still"
11. "Don't Give Me That"
12. " I'll Meet You at Midnight"
13. " Oh Carol"
14. " Needles and Pins"
15. " Have You Ever Seen the Rain"
16. " Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me"
17. " 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

References