Playback!: Smokie, ‘I’ll Meet You At Midnight’ (1976)
British band Smokie’s biggest American hit is the tune “Living Next Door To Alice” (#25). However, I prefer the single just prior to it, “I’ll Meet You at Midnight,” so let’s pop it on the player posthaste.
“I’ll Meet You at Midnight” was written by the hit machine team of Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman and was released as a single in the fall of 1976. The song appeared on Smokie’s Midnight Café LP. If you’ve never heard this song before but singer Chris Norman’s voice sounds familiar – it may be because he co-sang the 1978 hit “Stumblin’ In” (US #4) with Suzi Quatro.
Previously on Playback!: Can, ‘Vernal Equinox’ (Live, 1975)
Thanks for turnin’ me on to Smokie. Love the string arrangement on this song. Also nice to find that Chris Norman sang with Suzi Quatro. I’m a fan of her song and album Your Mama Won’t Like Me.
You’re welcome! I only started listening to Smokie recently myself. Their ‘Best Of’ collection is currently in heavy rotation.
Now, Suzi Quatro I’ve been a fan of for decades. She’s a definite fave.