Question: who wrote the lyrics to smoke on the water
Answer: ) Songwriter ( s ) Ritchie Blackmore Ian Gillan Roger Glover Jon Lord Ian Paice Producer ( s ) Deep Purple Deep Purple singles chronology `` Never Before '' ( 1972 ) `` Smoke on the Water '' ( 1973 ) `` Woman from Tokyo '' ( 1973 ) `` Never Before '' ( 1972 ) `` Smoke on the Water '' ( 1973 ) `` Woman from Tokyo '' ( 1973 ) Audio sample file help Machine Head track listing 8 tracks ( show ) `` Highway Star '' `` Maybe I 'm a Leo '' `` Pictures of Home '' `` Never Before '' `` Smoke on the Water '' `` Lazy '' `` Space Truckin ' '' `` When a Blind Man Cries ''