Song · Crash Vegas
“Smoke” by Crash Vegas
From the album Red Earth (1989)
“Smoke” by Crash Vegas appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1990 and 1991. It was first released in 1989 on the album Red Earth. Its best result is #88 on the CFNY Top 90 Songs of 1990. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #261 alternative song of 1990 and #5,850 alternative song of all time.
"Smoke" drifts off Red Earth, the 1989 debut from Canadian band Crash Vegas, and it was one of the album's songs that Canadian radio really took to, alongside "Sky" and "Inside Out". Michelle McAdorey sings it and wrote it with Greg Keelor of Blue Rodeo, whose label, Risque Disque, put the record out.
Most of the album was cut at The Lab in Hamilton, the studio run by bassist Jocelyne Lanois, formerly of Martha & the Muffins, and her partner Malcolm Burn, and both play here: Lanois on bass, Burn on piano and percussion. Colin Cripps handles acoustic and electric guitar and Ambrose Pottie drums. The record has been pegged as melancholy, brooding folk rock in the vein of Cowboy Junkies and 10,000 Maniacs.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 88 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | CFNY Top 90 Songs of 1990 | 90 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 642 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
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