Smokers Delight is the second studio album by English DJ and record producer Nightmares on Wax. It was released in 1995 on Warp in the United Kingdom, and on Wax Trax in the United States. It peaked at number 84 on the UK Albums Chart.[2]

Smokers Delight
Studio album by
Released25 September 1995 (1995-09-25)
Recorded1995
Studio
Genre
Length72:28
LabelWarp
ProducerE.A.S.E.
Nightmares on Wax chronology
A Word of Science: The First and Final Chapter
(1991)
Smokers Delight
(1995)
Carboot Soul
(1999)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
Muzik4.5/5[4]
Q     [5]

Smokers Delight was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die book in 2005.[6] In 2015, Fact placed it at number 15 on the "50 Best Trip-Hop Albums of All Time" list.[7]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Nights Introlude"4:40
2."Dreddoverboard"5:48
3."Pipes Honour"9:05
4."Me + You"0:56
5."Stars"6:59
6."Wait a Minute/Praying for a Jeepbeat"2:44
7."Groove St."7:29
8."Time (To Listen)"0:29
9."(Man) Tha Journey"6:19
10."Bless My Soul"5:56
11."Cruise (Don't Stop)"7:05
12."Mission Venice"2:50
13."What I'm Feelin (Good)"2:26
14."Rise"5:14
15."Rise (Reprise)"1:46
16."Gambia Via Vagator Beach"4:41
17."Aquaself [Bonus Track]"6:16
18."Let's Ascend [Bonus Track]"6:43
19."Dreddoverboard - Funk Mix [Bonus Track]"6:43
20."Nights Introlude - Live in Chicago [Bonus Track]"7:00

For the digital deluxe re-release, two bonus tracks are added to the album, titled "Aquaself" and "Let's Ascend". A funk remix of "Dreddoverboard", as well as a live version of "Nights Introlude" from a Chicago DJ set/concert by Evelyn, are also added to the album's deluxe bonus disk.

Charts

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Chart (1995) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[2] 84
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[8] 26
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 75

References

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  1. ^ a b c Morton, Rob (2005). "Nightmares on Wax - Smoker's Delight". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. London: Cassell Illustrated. p. 754.
  2. ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  3. ^ Cooper, Sean. "Smokers Delight – Nightmares on Wax". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  4. ^ Howe, Rupert (October 1995). "The Nightmares on Wax: Smokers Delight (Warp)". Muzik. No. 5. p. 75.
  5. ^ Howe, Rupert (May 2020). "Nightmares on Wax: Smokers Delight". Q. No. 410. p. 118.
  6. ^ Dimery, Robert (5 September 2011). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. London: Cassell Illustrated. p. 2115. ISBN 9781844037148. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  7. ^ "The 50 best trip-hop albums of all time". Fact. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Nightmares on Wax – Smokers Delight" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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