Holy Smoke (Gin Wigmore album) explained

Holy Smoke
Type:	studio
Artist:	Gin Wigmore
Cover:	Holy Smoke album.jpg
Alt:	Blonde haired woman wearing a white top and jeans, sitting on a bed with a gold duvet.
Recorded:	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genre:	Pop
Length:	37:43
Label:	Universal
Producer:	Mike Elizondo
Prev Title:	Extended Play
Prev Year:	2008
Next Title:	Gravel & Wine
Next Year:	2011

Holy Smoke is the debut album from New Zealand pop singer Gin Wigmore, released under the mononym Gin. Singles released off the album included "Oh My", "I Do" and "Hey Ho". The Cardinals play on every track and backed Wigmore on her subsequent tour.^[1]

The album debuted at number one in New Zealand, and was certified Gold in its first week. The album was certified Platinum^[2] in its second week, selling over 15,000 copies.^[3] In September 2011, Home Improvement Retailer Lowe's began a new brand campaign featuring Wigmore's single "Don't Stop".^[4]

Commercial performance

Holy Smoke debuted at number one on the New Zealand Albums Chart, then slowly fell down the chart, before topping the chart again in February 2010.^[5] It then regained the top spot in October 2010 due to the release of the Deluxe Edition. It then soon gained Quadruple Platinum status.^[6]

Track listing

Note: Early tracklists for the deluxe edition mentioned another song called "No Reason" which ultimately did not make the final release.^[7]

Personnel

Personnel credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[8]

• Gin Wigmore – vocals (all tracks); Farfisa organ, keyboards, Moog bass, Omnichord, piano, ukulele (5)
• Stephanie Alexander – backing vocals (1-4, 6, 8, 9)
• Brent Arrowood – engineering assistance
• Steve Baccon – photography
• Stevie Blacke – string arrangements, strings (2, 3, 6, 9)
• Doyle Bramhall II – harmonica, slide guitar (1)
• Neal Casal – guitar (1-3, 7), acoustic guitar (9)
• Matt Chamberlain – drums (6)
• Joe Chiccarelli – engineering, mixing (all tracks)
• John Daversa – trumpet (2, 4)
• Debaser – design
• Mike Elizondo – production (1-10), guitar (1), bass (3, 4, 6, 8), keyboards (3, 4, 6); drums, percussion (4); piano (4, 10), programming (4, 8); acoustic guitar, electric guitar (6, 8); lap steel guitar (8), upright bass (10)
• Chris Feinstein – bass (1, 2, 7, 9), loops (5)
• Sharlotte Gibson – backing vocals (1-4, 6, 8, 9)
• Jon Graboff – guitar (1, 3, 7-9), fuzz guitar (2)
• Adam Hawkins – engineering (all tracks)
• Dorian Holley – backing vocals (2)
• Jolie Levine – project co-ordination and contracting
• Billy Mims – engineering assistance
• Brad Pemberton – drums (1-9), loops (5)
• Paul Smith – engineering assistance
• Zac Rae – organ (1, 6), Wurlitzer (1, 9), keyboards (2, 6, 7, 9, 10), B-3 (3, 9), tack piano (4), loops (5), piano (7), pump organ (10)

Release history

Release history for Holy Smoke! Region! Date! Edition

Australia^[11]	25 September 2009	Standard
New Zealand^[12]	19 October 2009
United States^[13] ^[14]	16 March 2010
New Zealand^[15]	4 October 2010	Deluxe

See also

• List of number-one albums in 2010 (New Zealand)

Notes and References

1. News: Ryan Adams' Band Moves on with Gin Wigmore. 24 July 2009. TwentyFourBit. 2014-09-07.
2. Web site: Gin Wigmore on Close Up. 9 December 2009. Close Up. Television New Zealand. video. 13 December 2009.
3. Web site: New Zealand Chart Facts . 27 October 2009 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111031053019/http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart_facts.asp . 2011-10-31 . 7 February 2013.
4. News: Lowe's Never Stop Improving Brand Spot . . 19 September 2011 . 20 September 2011 . 14 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121014180344/http://www.thestreet.com/story/11252332/1/lowes-never-stop-improving-brand-spot.html . dead .
5. Web site: Gin - Holy Smoke . charts.nz . 7 February 2013.
6. Web site: The Official New Zealand Music Chart . Rianz.org.nz . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110318031402/http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp . 2011-03-18 . 7 February 2013.
7. Web site: Holy Smoke (CD/DVD) [Deluxe Edition] ~ CD ~ Gin Wigmore ]. 2024-08-07 . Mighty Ape NZ . en.
8. Holy Smoke. Gin Wigmore. Island Records. 2009. 2720732. liner notes.
9. Web site: Australian Charts: Kylie Minogue 'Golden' Debuts at No 1. Noise11. 14 April 2018. 15 April 2018.
10. 301.
11. Web site: Holy Smoke! Gin Wigmore Readies Debut Album. 14 July 2009. OzMusicScene. dead. https://archive.today/20120911142928/http://www.ozmusicscene.com/holy-smoke-gin-wigmore-readies-debut-album/. 11 September 2012.
12. Web site: Gin: - Holy Smoke. Marbecks.
13. Web site: Gin Wigmore Debuts New Single "Too Late For Lovers" . 4 December 2009 . 7 February 2013 . Skope Entertainment Inc.
14. Web site: Songstress Sets Her Sight on US. Real Groove Magazine. Hussein. Moses. MTV. 8 March 2010. 26 March 2010.
15. Web site: Holy Smoke (CD/DVD) [Deluxe Edition]]. MightyApe. 6 June 2024.