Smokestack Lightning (album)

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Smokestack Lightning
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1972
StudioMuscle Shoals Sound Studio, Sheffield, Alabama
GenreRock, pop
LabelIsland
ProducerMike Harrison, Chris Blackwell
Mike Harrison chronology
Mike Harrison
(1971)
Smokestack Lightning
(1972)
Rainbow Rider
(1975)

Smokestack Lightning is the second solo album by Mike Harrison, most notable as a principal lead singer for Spooky Tooth.[1] The album was released on Island Records in 1972 and was co-produced by Chris Blackwell and Mike Harrison.[2] The album was recorded at the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Alabama with the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section.

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Tears" (Jimmy Stevens) - 4:12
  2. "Paid My Dues" (Stevens) - 4:19
  3. "What a Price" (Murphy Maddux, Jack Jessup, Fats Domino) - 5:52
  4. "Wanna Be Free" (Joe Tex) - 4:14
  5. "Turning Over" (Harrison, Luther Grosvenor) - 6:31
  6. "Smokestack Lightning" (Chester Burnett) - 12:28

Personnel[edit]

Other Credits[edit]

  • Chris Blackwell - Co-producer
  • Mike Harrison - Co-producer

References[edit]

  1. ^ The other being Gary Wright, for much of the band's career.
  2. ^ Credits - Smokestack Lightning; Discogs. Retrieved 2017-12-19.