Smokin' O.P.'s is the fifth studio album by American rock singer-songwriter Bob Seger, released in 1972 (see 1972 in music). It marked Seger's return to rock and roll, after the sonic departure of his previous album, Brand New Morning.
Track listing
Personnel
- Bob Seger – guitar on "If I Were a Carpenter" and "Jesse James", piano on "Someday", vocals
- Jack Ashford – percussion, tambourine
- Eddie "Bongo" Brown – percussion, conga
- Mike Bruce – guitar
- Jim Bruzzese – tambourine on "If I Were a Carpenter"
- Chrystal Jenkins and Pam Todd – vocals on "Hummin' Bird" and "Jesse James"
- Skip Knapé – organ, keyboards, bass pedals; piano on "Hummin' Bird"
- David Teegarden – drums, maracas, marimba
- Al Yungton – string arrangement on "Someday"
;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 (United States)
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!align="left"|Year
!align="left"|Chart
!align="left"|Position
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|align="left"|1972
|align="left"|Pop Albums
|align="left"|180
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Singles – Billboard (United States)
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!align="left"|Year
!align="left"|Single
!align="left"|Chart
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|align="left"|1972
|align="left"|"If I Were a Carpenter"
|align="left"|Pop Singles
|align="left"|76
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