Smokin' O.P.'s

Studio album by Bob Seger

Released

August 1972

Recorded

1972

Studio

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

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

Side One
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bo Diddley/Who Do You Love?"	Bo Diddley (Ellas McDaniel)	6:17
2.	"Love the One You're With"	Stephen Stills	4:17
3.	"If I Were a Carpenter"	Tim Hardin	3:47
4.	"Hummin' Bird"	Leon Russell	3:46

Side Two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Let It Rock"	Chuck Berry (E. Anderson)	3:25
2.	"Turn on Your Love Light"	Don Robey (Deadric Malone), Joseph Wade Scott	4:44
3.	"Jesse James"	Traditional	3:26
4.	"Someday"	Bob Seger	2:31
5.	"Heavy Music"	Bob Seger	2:28

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)

Year	Chart	Position
1972	Pop Albums	180

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1972	"If I Were a Carpenter"	Pop Singles	76

References

↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Bob Seger: Smokin' O.P.'s > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 July 2011.

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 (1969) Noah (1969) Mongrel (1970)
Bob Seger solo albums	Brand New Morning (1971) Smokin' O.P.'s (1972) Back in '72 (1973) Seven (1974) Beautiful Loser (1975) Face the Promise (2006) Ride Out (2014)
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band albums	Night Moves (1976) Stranger in Town (1978) Against the Wind (1980) The Distance (1982) Like a Rock (1986) The Fire Inside (1991) It's a Mystery (1995)
Live albums	Live Bullet (1976) Nine Tonight (1981)
Compilations	The Bob Seger Collection (1979) Greatest Hits (1994) Greatest Hits 2 (2003) Early Seger Vol. 1 (2009) Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets (2011)
Singles	"The Lonely One" (1961) "TGIF" (1965) "Ballad of the Yellow Beret" (1966) "East Side Story" (1966) "Sock It to Me Santa" (1966) "Persecution Smith" (1966) "Vagrant Winter" (1967) "Heavy Music" (1967) "2 + 2 = ?" (1968) "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" (1969) "Ivory" (1969) "Noah" (1969) "Innervenus Eyes" (1969) "Lucifer" (1970) "Lookin' Back" (1971) "If I Were a Carpenter" (1972) "Who Do You Love" (1972) "Midnight Rider" (1973) "Turn the Page" (1973) "Back in '72" / "Rosalie" (1973) Need Ya / Seen Alot of Floors (1973) "UMC (Upper Middle Class)" (1974) "Get Out of Denver" (1974) "Beautiful Loser" (1975) "Katmandu" (1975) "Nutbush City Limits" (live) (1976) "Travelin' Man" (1976) "Night Moves" (1976) "Mainstreet" (1976) "Rock and Roll Never Forgets" (1976) "The Fire Down Below" (1977) "Sunspot Baby" (1977) "Hollywood Nights" (1978) "We've Got Tonite" (1978) "Still the Same" (1978) "Old Time Rock and Roll" (1979) "Fire Lake" (1980) "Against the Wind" (1980) "You'll Accomp'ny Me" (1980) "The Horizontal Bop" (1980) "Her Strut" (1980) "Tryin' to Live My Life Without You" (1981) "Feel Like a Number" (live) (1981) "Hollywood Nights" (live) (1981) "We've Got Tonite" (live) (1982) "Shame on the Moon" (1982) "Even Now" (1983) "Roll Me Away" (1983) "Understanding" (1984) "American Storm" / "Fortunate Son" (1986) "Like a Rock" (1986) "It's You" (1986) "Miami" (1986) "Shakedown" (1987) "Blue Monday" (1989) "Take a Chance" (1991) "The Real Love" (1991) "The Fire Inside" (radio edit) (1991) "In Your Time" (1994) "C'est La Vie" / "Night Moves" (1994) "Lock and Load" (rock mix) (1995) "Manhattan" (1995) "Hands in the Air" (1996) "Chances Are" (with Martina McBride) (1998) "Landing in London" (with 3 Doors Down) (2005) "Wait for Me" (2006) "Wreck This Heart" (2006) "Downtown Train" (2011) "Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey (Going Back to Birmingham)" (2011) "Detroit Made" (2014) "You Take Me In" (2014) "Glenn Song" (2017)
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