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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.
The departure from Chinnichap became notable, and the four members of Smokie appeared unable to recreate their success using their own material. Shortly after the release of Strangers In Paradise, work began on two parallel albums, one released by Smokie as Midnight Delight, [8] and the other Chris Norman's solo debut, Rock Away Your Teardrops. [9]
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 ...
The quintessential Christmas crush song, Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" finally hit No. 1 in 2019—25 years after its initial release! 2. Nat King Cole, "The Christmas Song"
Approaching his twelfth birthday, Norman started at St. Bede's Grammar School, where he was to meet Alan Silson and Terry Uttley, future members of Smokie. As teenagers, influenced by the new era of groups such as the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and then folk singer, Bob Dylan , Norman and Silson began meeting up and spent nearly all their ...
He was the bass guitarist for Smokie from 1964 to 2021. From 1996 onwards, Uttley had been the last original member that was still in the band. Terry was a pupil at St. Bede's School in Bradford. [1] [2] Uttley formed Smokie in 1964 with St. Bede students Chris Norman, Alan Silson, [2] and Ron Kelly (later
In 2009, the reunited Alice in Chains released Black Gives Way to Blue, and the first radio single was an instant hit. “Check My Brain” was the band’s first No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream ...