RELEASED
1977
TYPE
studio album
STYLES
rock, pop
TRACKS
01, It's Your Life (3:33)
02, I Can't Stay Here Tonight (4:05)
03, Sunshine Avenue (3:09)
04, Think Of Me (The Lonely One) (4:41)
05, In The Heat Of The Night (4:45)
06, Needles And Pins (2:43)
07, No One Could Ever Love You More (2:30)
08, The Dancer (3:50)
09, Baby It's You (3:49)
10, Walk Right Back (5:29)
DURATION
39:03
MUSICIANS
CHRIS NORMAN -lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, backing
vocals
ALAN SILSON -guitars, backing vocals
TERRY UTTLEY -bass, backing vocals
PETE SPENCER -drums
TOM SCOTT -saxophone (5), lyricon (5)
PRODUCED BY
MIKE CHAPMAN
REVIEW
Čtverka Smokie, rockovou opravdivostí nabytá deska "Bright Lights & Back Alleys" s pilotním singlem "Needles And Pins", to byl vrchol kariéry kapely. Album připravované v Los Angeles je i po letech dokladem "prožití doby", skladby vystihující náladu "cizího" velkoměsta a sluneční atmosféry, dodnes s melancholií i nadšením vychutnává většina "tvrdších" fanoušků skupiny.