Oh Carol (Smokie song)

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"Oh Carol"
Single by Smokie
from the album The Montreux Album
B-side"Will You Love Me"
ReleasedMay 1978 (1978-05)
Length3:39
LabelRAK
Songwriter(s)Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman
Producer(s)Mike Chapman
Smokie singles chronology
"For a Few Dollars More"
(1978)
"Oh Carol"
(1978)
"Mexican Girl"
(1978)
Music video
"Oh Carol" on YouTube

"Oh Carol" is a song by the British rock band Smokie from their 1978 studio album The Montreux Album. It was the album's second single. The song first came out in May 1978 as a single and later appeared on the album, which was released in October.

Background and writing[edit]

The song was written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman and produced by Mike Chapman.

Charts[edit]

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] 5
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 30
Germany[4] 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 23
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 2
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 5

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[8][9] 16

Cover versions[edit]

In early 2000, Chris Norman issued his solo version of the song as a CD maxi-single in Europe. This version is from his eleventh studio album, Full Circle (2000).[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 279. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  2. ^ "Smokie – Oh Carol" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  3. ^ "Smokie – Oh Carol" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  4. ^ "spanishcharts.com - Smokie - Oh Carol". Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  5. ^ "Smokie – Oh Carol" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  6. ^ "Smokie – Oh Carol". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  7. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 430. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. ^ "Kent Music Report No 236 – 1 January 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1978". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via Imgur.com.
  10. ^ "spanishcharts.com - Chris Norman - Full Circle". Retrieved October 20, 2017.

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