No Smoke Without Fire Explained

No Smoke Without Fire should not be confused with No Smoke Without a Fire.

No Smoke Without Fire
Type:	Studio Album
Artist:	Wishbone Ash
Cover:	NoSmokeWithoutFire_WishboneAsh.jpg
Released:	6 October 1978 ^[1]
Recorded:	June–August 1978
Studio:	De Lane Lea, London, England
Genre:	Hard rock
Length:	40:58
Label:	MCA
Producer:	Derek Lawrence
Prev Title:	Front Page News
Prev Year:	1977
Next Title:	Live in Tokyo
Next Year:	1979

No Smoke Without Fire is the ninth studio album by English rock band Wishbone Ash. It was the first album since 1972's Argus to be produced by Derek Lawrence.^[2] The album peaked at No. 43 in the UK Albums Chart.^[3]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Laurie Wisefield except where noted.

Side one

1. "You See Red" – 6:03
2. "Baby the Angels Are Here" (Martin Turner) – 4:44
3. "Ships in the Sky" – 3:02
4. "Stand and Deliver" – 7:35

Side two

1. "Anger in Harmony" (Andy Powell, Wisefield, Turner) – 5:00
2. "Like a Child" (Turner) – 4.53
3. "The Way of the World (Part 1)" – 4:09
4. "The Way of the World (Part 2)" – 5:32^[2]

Personnel

Wishbone Ash

• Martin Turner – bass guitar, vocals
• Andy Powell – guitar, vocals
• Laurie Wisefield – guitar, vocals
• Steve Upton – drums^[2]

Production

• Derek Lawrence – producer
• Rafe McKenna – engineer
• Peter Wandless – assistant engineer
• Hipgnosis – cover design, photography
• Colin Elgie – graphics
• Richard Draper – cover model
• Peter Christopherson – cover model

Notes and References

1. Web site: No Smoke Without Fire by Wishbone Ash . 1978-10-06 . 2022-08-09 . genius.com.
2. Web site: No Smoke Without Fire - Wishbone Ash | Credits | AllMusic. 18 May 2021. AllMusic.
3. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 607.