Smokie - Living next door to Alice 1977

"Living Next Door to Alice" is a song co-written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. Originally released by the Australian vocal harmony trio New World in 1972, the song charted at #35 on the Australian chart. In November 1976, the British band Smokie released their version of "Living Next Door to Alice". The single peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart and, in March 1977, reached twenty five in the United States. It was a number one hit in Austria, Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland.