Chris "Frenchie" Smith (born in Durant, Oklahoma) is an American record producer, guitarist and songwriter.

Smith first began as a guitar player in the Austin, Texas noise-pop band Sixteen Deluxe in 1994.

After Sixteen Deluxe disbanded in 2000, Smith formed Young Heart Attack in 2001 with Steven Hall and Joey Shuffield from Fastball.

Young Heart Attack signed with XL Recordings in 2003 and released their debut album Mouthful of Love in 2004.

[1][2] Smith has produced records for many notable acts including ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Meat Puppets, the Toadies, Gregg Rolie, the Answer, Built to Spill, Jet and Graveltooth.