Holy Smoke

Holy Smoke is the debut album of Gin Wigmore. She released this album under the pseudonym Gin. It debuted at number one in New Zealand.

Track Listing
Total length: 37:43
 * 1) "Oh My" Gin Wigmore 4:16
 * 2) "Hey Ho" Wigmore/Dan Wilson 4:04
 * 3) "New Revolution" Wigmore/Mike Elizondo 4:21
 * 4) "Don't Stop" Wigmore/Elizondo 3:28
 * 5) "I Do" Wigmore/Martin Terefe/Sacha Skarbek 4:07
 * 6) "Too Late for Lovers" Wigmore/Elizondo 3:47
 * 7) "Mr. Freakshow" Wigmore/Elizondo 3:50
 * 8) "One Last Look" Wigmore/Elizondo 2:37
 * 9) "Golden Ship" Wigmore 3:55
 * 10) "Dying Day" Wigmore 3:14

Analysis
Already a star in her native New Zealand, Holy Smoke was Gin Wigmore's grand worldwide debut. Though she appears to fit more of a pop mold on this album, her raspy voice and hard-edged name and personality lend more of an alternative side to the artist's songs. Holy Smoke is drenched with country influenced songs that are meant to burn down the old barn, yet Gin's voice lends more to radio pop hits here. Holy Smoke was truly Gin's way of getting fame in the US and trying to find her own identity. Her future songs and albums would definitely go on to lose a lot of the pop influence here.

The album's opener, Oh My, is a jazz-pop solo number with a hard-rock edged solo in the middle. Hey Ho is mariachi influenced with a hard-edged vocal performance from Gin. I Do is a bubblegum pop song that's vastly different from her catalog.