Smokin' O.P.'s

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.

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]
Christgau's Record Guide	C+[2]

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" Brown – percussion, conga
• Mike Bruce – guitar
• Jim Bruzzese – tambourine
• Crystal Jenkins – vocals, background vocals
• Skip Knape – organ, bass guitar, 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

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Bob Seger: Smokin' O.P.'s > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.