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"Living Next Door to Alice" is a song co-written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. Originally released by Australian pop band New World in 1972, [1] the song charted at No. 35 on the Australian chart. The song later became a worldwide hit for British band Smokie.
Gompie was a Dutch band from Nijmegen, which in 1995 edited the Smokie hit "Living Next Door to Alice", adding the words "Alice, who the fuck is Alice!?". The song reached number 1 in the Netherlands [1] and number 17 in the UK. [2] Who the X Is Gompie! is the name of the album they released in 1995.
Shortly after the song was recorded Smokie's tour bus careered off of the road during a hailstorm in Germany. Barton, badly injured, died after five days in intensive care. [14] The rest of the band and Brown agreed to donate their royalties from the song to Barton's first wife. [citation needed]
Born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, [1] Barton replaced Chris Norman in Smokie in 1986, recording six albums with them, and touring extensively as their lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist. [1] He was the lead singer on Smokie's revival of their hit, " Living Next Door to Alice ", recorded with comedian Roy 'Chubby' Brown , as "Living Next Door to ...
Christopher Ward Norman (born 25 October 1950) is an English soft rock singer. Norman was the original lead singer of the English rock band Smokie [1] (1964–1986), which found success in Europe in the 1970s.
Title Album details Peak chart positions NOR [9]Greatest Hits Live: Released: November 1988; Label: Polydor; Formats: CD, LP, MC; 10 The Concert Live – Essen/Germany 10th March 1978
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Smokie – "Living Next Door to Alice", "Lay Back in the Arms of Someone" The Saints – "This Perfect Day (song)" The Spinners – "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" Rod Stewart – "The First Cut Is the Deepest" The Stranglers – "Go Buddy Go", "No More Heroes" The Strawbs – "Back In The Old Routine"