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About This Track
“Sara Smile” is a song written and recorded by the American musical duo Hall & Oates. It was released as the first single from their album Daryl Hall & John Oates in 1976. The song was the group’s first Top 10 hit in the US, reaching number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Thirty-three years later, country music singer Jimmy Wayne released a cover version as a single, with backing vocals from the duo.
“Sara Smile” was the first single release from Hall & Oates’ 1976 self-titled album for RCA Records. Co-written by both halves of the duo, it was their breakthrough single, with a #4 peak on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1976. It was written about Hall’s girlfriend, Sara Allen.
Nathan Brackett and Christian Hoard, in the Rolling Stone album guide, referred to the song as a “love bead ballad” and Steve Pond of the Los Angeles Times cited it as an example of the duo’s R&B influences. Because of its chart success, “Sara Smile” prompted a re-release of the duo’s previous single, “She’s Gone.”
“Sara Smile” was the duo’s first Top Ten hit, reaching #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also peaked at #23 on Hot Soul Singles (now Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs) and #18 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts. The song also earned a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
“Sara Smile” was the first single release from Hall & Oates’ 1976 self-titled album for RCA Records. Co-written by both halves of the duo, it was their breakthrough single, with a #4 peak on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1976. It was written about Hall’s girlfriend, Sara Allen.
Nathan Brackett and Christian Hoard, in the Rolling Stone album guide, referred to the song as a “love bead ballad” and Steve Pond of the Los Angeles Times cited it as an example of the duo’s R&B influences. Because of its chart success, “Sara Smile” prompted a re-release of the duo’s previous single, “She’s Gone.”
“Sara Smile” was the duo’s first Top Ten hit, reaching #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also peaked at #23 on Hot Soul Singles (now Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs) and #18 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts. The song also earned a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
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Shouts
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nadsantos wrote:
one of my favorite groups, they are good!
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Ryantalope wrote:
Crazy cover version featuring acoustic guitar and ukulele: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55dzGHwZdpg
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txshellgirl wrote:
Just can't stop loving their music. Endlessly...
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farfafarf wrote:
finally the original version! thanks lastfm [2]
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mrfootball70 wrote:
finally the original version! thanks lastfm
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Etta3 wrote:
nice song :)
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lisabemine wrote:
Nice and easy.
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dangergirl717 wrote:
Real Smooth~~
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southstarmusic wrote:
smooth :)
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mitchn wrote:
What @mrfootball70 said. Smooth Philly soul. Keep on croonin', Daryl.
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FRENCHWAH wrote:
Ahhh ya original version it's you and me
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hallandoatesfan wrote:
Man, this "live" version is AWESOME!!
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hollyheer wrote:
I dig this acoustic version...
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rowens2901 wrote:
...won't you smile awhile.....Sara
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dtoliaferro wrote:
@ okpank is that Goku and the One Piece kid? WTF?!
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mystique101 wrote:
I must admit I am not a Hall and Oates fan but I always liked this song a lot
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yogarani108 wrote:
A girlfriend in high school detested this song because her boyfriend used to sing it to her when he had been bad, and they'd had a fight & he was making a poor attempt at reconciliation.
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okpank wrote:
Won't you smile a while for me? Sara.
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boscopud wrote:
So pretty! Man! They don't sing pretty songs to the name boscopud. Why? Why, why, WHY????? :-}
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waterboy17 wrote:
cool as a cucumber on a iceberg day.
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