Smoky Places

1961 single by The Corsairs

"Smoky Places"

Single by The Corsairs
B-side| "Thinkin' (Maybe She's Changed Her Ways)"
Released| November 1961 (1961-11)
Genre| Doo-wop
Length| 2:59
Label| Tuff
Songwriter(s)| Abner Spector
Producer(s)| Abner Spector
The Corsairs singles chronology
| "It Won't Be a Sin"
(1961)  | "Smoky Places"
(1961)  | "I'll Take You Home"
(1962)

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"Smoky Places" is a song written by Abner Spector and performed by The Corsairs. It reached #10 on the U.S. R&B chart and #12 on the U.S. pop chart in 1962.[1]

The song was arranged by Sammy Lowe and produced by Abner Spector.[2]

The song ranked #51 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1962.[3]

## Other charting versions

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* Billy Walker released a version of the song as a single in 1969 which reached #12 on the U.S. country chart.[4]

## Other versions

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* Billy Swan released a version of the song on his 1977 album Four.[5]
* Bob Regan released a version of the song as a single in 1983, but it did not chart.[6]
* Charlie McCoy released a version of the song on his 1991 album Out on a Limb.[7]
* Ronnie McDowell featuring Bill Pinkney's Original Drifters released a version of the song on his 2002 album Ronnie McDowell with Bill Pinkney's Original Drifters.[8]

## In popular culture

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* The song was featured in the 1994 film There Goes My Baby.
* The song was featured in the 2006 Sopranos' episode "Mayham".

## References

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1. ^ "The Corsairs, "Smoky Places" Chart Positions". Retrieved March 8, 2019.
2. ^ "The Corsairs, "Smoky Places" Single Release". Retrieved March 8, 2019.
3. ^ "Top 100 Singles of 1962", Billboard, Section II, December 29, 1962. p. 82. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
4. ^ "Billy Walker, "Smoky Places" Chart Position". Retrieved March 8, 2019.
5. ^ "Billy Swan, Four". AllMusic. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
6. ^ "Bob Regan, "Smoky Places" Single Release". Retrieved March 8, 2019.
7. ^ "Charlie McCoy, Out on a Limb". Discogs. 1991. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
8. ^ "Ronnie McDowell, Ronnie McDowell with Bill Pinkney's Original Drifters". AllMusic. Retrieved March 8, 2019.

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