"J. Smith" is the first song to be released from Travis' sixth studio album Ode to J. Smith, though it is not the official first single. The song was released on a limited edition vinyl EP (1000 copies) on 30 June 2008. The song reached #1 in the UK Indie charts on July 6 , mainly due to downloads.
Fran Healy (singer) explained on Travis' official website about the writing of "J. Smith". He says, "(The riff) came from nowhere. The strange thing w...
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