Where There's Smoke... (Gibson/Miller Band album)
Where There's Smoke... is the debut album of the American country music band Gibson/Miller Band. It was released in 1993 via Epic Records. The album includes five singles: "Big Heart", "High Rollin'", "Texas Tattoo", "Small Price", and "Stone Cold Country".[1] Except for "Small Price", these all charted within Top 40 on Hot Country Songs between 1992 and 1994.
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Released | January 12, 1993 | |||
Recorded | The Money Pit, The Reflections, Sound Emporium, The Music Mill, Champagne Studio | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | Epic | |||
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The track "Where There's Smoke" was later recorded by Archer/Park on their 1994 album We Got a Lot in Common,[2] and was a No. 29 single for them in 1994.[3]
Critical reception
A review from People was positive, stating that "Fueled by tongue-in-cheek lyrics...and Dave Gibson’s weathered tenor, their debut album conjures up freewheeling, fast-drinking honkytonk nights."[4]
Track listing
- "High Rollin'" (Dave Gibson, Blue Miller) – 3:31
- "Where There's Smoke" (Bobby P. Barker, Mark Collie) – 2:47
- "Your Daddy Hates Me" (Pat Bunch, Doug Johnson) – 3:21
- "Small Price" (Austin Cunningham, Thom McHugh) – 3:26
- "Texas Tattoo" (Gibson, Miller) – 3:08
- "She's Gettin' a Rock" (Garry Laron Phelps) – 3:19
- "Big Heart" (Gibson, Miller, Freddy Weller) – 3:43
- "An Offer Her Heart Can't Refuse" (Gibson, Miller) – 3:30
- "Thank Virginia" (Bunch, Johnson) – 3:15
- "Stone Cold Country" (Gibson, Miller) – 3:31
- "Southern Man" (Gibson, Richard Leigh) – 3:59
Personnel
Adapted from Where There's Smoke liner notes.[5]
Gibson/Miller Band
- Mike Daly – steel guitar, lap steel guitar
- Dave Gibson – lead vocals, guitar
- Bryan Grassmeyer – bass guitar, background vocals
- Steve Grossman – drums, percussion
- Blue Miller – lead vocals, lead guitar
Additional musicians
- Bruce Bouton – steel guitar
- Mark Morris – percussion
- Steve Nathan – Hammond B-3 organ
- Biff Watson – rhythm guitar
- John Willis – rhythm guitar
Technical
- Tommy Cooper – engineering
- Doug Johnson – producer, engineering
- Blue Miller – associate producer
- Denny Purcell – mastering
- Ed Seay – recording, mixing
References
- Whitburn, Joel (2012). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2012. Record Research, Inc. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-89820-203-8.
- "We Got a Lot in Common". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- Whitburn, p. 25
- "Picks and Pans Review: Where There's Smoke..." People. April 12, 1993.
- Where There's Smoke... (CD booklet). Gibson/Miller Band. Epic Records. 1993. 52980.CS1 maint: others (link)