Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)

"Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)"
Single by Tex Williams and His Western Caravan
B-side"Roundup Polka"
PublishedJune 27, 1947 (1947-06-27) by American Music, Inc., Hollywood[1]
ReleasedMay 1947 (1947-05)
RecordedMarch 27, 1947 (1947-03-27)[2]
StudioRadio Recorders, Los Angeles
Genre
Length2:56
LabelCapitol Americana 40001[2]
Songwriter(s)Merle Travis and Tex Williams
Producer(s)Lee Gillette

"Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)" is a Western swing novelty song written by Merle Travis and Tex Williams,[3] for Williams and his talking blues style of singing. Travis wrote the bulk of the song.[4] The original Williams version went to number one for 16 non-consecutive weeks on the Hot Country Songs chart and became a #1 hit in August 1947 and remained at the top of the "Best Sellers in Stores" chart for six weeks.[5] It was written in 1947[6] and recorded on March 27, 1947, at Radio Recorders in Hollywood.[2]

  1. ^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1947). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1947 Published Music Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 1 Pt 5A. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
  2. ^ a b c "78rpm Numerical Listing Discography for Capitol 40000: Americana". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  3. ^ BMI Copyright and Registration Info
  4. ^ CMT bio of Tex Williams
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 391.
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