Holy Smokes (album)
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| Holy Smokes | ||||
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| Released | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Pop, folk | |||
| Label | Red House[1] | |||
| Producer | Stewart Lerman, Suzzy Roche | |||
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Holy Smokes is the debut solo album by the American musician Suzzy Roche, released in 1997.[2][3] It was the first solo album by a member of the Roches.[4] Roche supported the album by embarking on a tour, playing solo with just a guitar.[5]
The album was produced by Stewart Lerman and Roche.[6] Roche wrote 11 of the album's 12 songs; the final track is based on poem written by her mother.[7] The vocals were often multitracked, to reproduce the harmony sound of the Roches; Jules Shear and Maggie Roche also contributed vocals.[6][8][9]
Roche spent close to two years working on Holy Smokes.[10] The decision to make a solo album was inspired by a book of Irish poetry given to her by her late father.[11]
