Smokin' O.P.'s

Smokin' O.P.'s
Studio album by Bob Seger
Released	August 1972
Recorded	1972 at Pampa Studios, Warren, Michigan
Genre	Rock
Length	33:59
Label	Palladium/Reprise
Producer	Punch Andrews
Bob Seger chronology
Brand New Morning (1971) Smokin' O.P.'s (1972) Back in '72 (1973)
Singles from Smokin' O.P.'s
"If I Were a Carpenter" Released: 1972 "Who Do You Love?" Released: 1973

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Smokin' O.P.'s is the fifth studio album by American rock singer/songwriter Bob Seger, released in 1972 (see 1972 in music). The album was reissued on CD by Capitol Records in 2005. It is currently the earliest Bob Seger album available on CD. The cover art is a parody of the Lucky Strike cigarette logo. Smokin' O.P.'s refers to Smokin' Other People's Songs, a derivation on the slang phrase "Smoking O.P.'s" meaning to smoke other people's cigarettes exclusively (never purchasing your own for consumption). Most of the tracks on this release are covers of songs written by other artists.

The album cover was created by Thomas Leroy Weschler, who was Seger's road manager at the time. The cover was inspired by an advertisement for Lucky Strike cigarettes. Tom Weschler also went on to co-write "Traveling Man: On the Road & Behind the Scenes with Bob Seger".

Track listing

Personnel

• Bob Seger - guitar, piano, vocals
• Jack Ashford - percussion, tambourine
• Eddie Bongo - percussion, conga
• Mike Bruce - guitar
• Jim Bruzzese - tambourine
• Crystal Jenkins - vocals, background vocals
• Skip Knape - organ, bass, piano, keyboard
• David Teegarden - drums, maracas, marimba
• Pam Todd - vocals, background vocals

Production

• Producer: Punch Andrews
• Engineer: Jim Bruzzese
• Assistant engineer: Greg Miller
• Mixing: Jim Cassily, Mabel Louise Smith, Thomas Weschler
• Photography: Thomas Weschler, Peter Lumetta
• Cover Design: Thomas Weschler

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)

References

Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
Bob Seger Craig Frost Chris Campbell Alto Reed Drew Abbott Charlie Allen Martin Dave Teegarden Rick Manasa Robyn Robbins Dawayne Bailey
The Bob Seger System albums	Ramblin' Gamblin' Man Noah Mongrel
Bob Seger solo albums	Brand New Morning Smokin' O.P.'s Back in '72 Seven Beautiful Loser Face the Promise Ride Out
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band albums	Night Moves Stranger in Town Against the Wind The Distance Like a Rock The Fire Inside It's a Mystery
Live albums	Live Bullet Nine Tonight
Compilations	The Bob Seger Collection Greatest Hits Greatest Hits 2 Early Seger Vol. 1 Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets
Singles	"East Side Story" "Heavy Music" "2 + 2 = ?" "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" "Lucifer" "If I Were A Carpenter" "Turn the Page" "Who Do You Love" "Get Out of Denver" "Beautiful Loser" "Katmandu" "Nutbush City Limits" "Night Moves" "Mainstreet" "Hollywood Nights" "We've Got Tonite" "Old Time Rock and Roll" "Fire Lake" "Against the Wind" "You'll Accomp'ny Me" "Tryin' to Live My Life Without You" "Shame on the Moon" "Even Now" "Roll Me Away" "Fortunate Son" "Like a Rock" "Shakedown" "Landing in London" (with 3 Doors Down) "Wait for Me" "Downtown Train" "Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey (Going Back to Birmingham)" "Detroit Made"
Related articles	Discography Gibson/Miller Band
Book:Bob Seger