Smoky Places Explained

Smoky Places
Type:	single
Artist:	The Corsairs
B-Side:	Thinkin' (Maybe She's Changed Her Ways)
Genre:	Doo-wop
Label:	Tuff
Producer:	Abner Spector
Prev Title:	It Won't Be a Sin
Prev Year:	1961
Next Title:	I'll Take You Home
Next Year:	1962

"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

• 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

• 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

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

Notes and References

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