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"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]

"Smoky Places"
Single by The Corsairs
B-side	"Thinkin' (Maybe She's Changed Her Ways)"
Released	November 1961 (1961-11)
Genre	Doo-wop
Length	2:59
Label	Tuff
Songwriter(s)	Abner Spector
Producer(s)	Abner Spector
The Corsairs singles chronology
"It Won't Be a Sin" (1961) "Smoky Places" (1961) "I'll Take You Home" (1962)

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".

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