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Hall & Oates – Sara Smile (3:09)

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“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).
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  • nadsantos

    one of my favorite groups, they are good!

    January 2012

  • Ryantalope

    Crazy cover version featuring acoustic guitar and ukulele: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55dzGHwZdpg

    December 2011

  • txshellgirl

    Just can't stop loving their music. Endlessly...

    December 2011

  • farfafarf

    finally the original version! thanks lastfm [2]

    October 2011

  • mrfootball70

    finally the original version! thanks lastfm

    September 2011

  • Etta3

    nice song :)

    September 2011

  • lisabemine

    Nice and easy.

    August 2011

  • dangergirl717

    Real Smooth~~

    August 2011

  • southstarmusic

    smooth :)

    July 2011

  • mitchn

    What @mrfootball70 said. Smooth Philly soul. Keep on croonin', Daryl.

    July 2011

  • FRENCHWAH

    Ahhh ya original version it's you and me

    June 2011

  • hallandoatesfan

    Man, this "live" version is AWESOME!!

    April 2011

  • hollyheer

    I dig this acoustic version...

    March 2011

  • rowens2901

    ...won't you smile awhile.....Sara

    January 2011

  • dtoliaferro

    @ okpank is that Goku and the One Piece kid? WTF?!

    January 2011

  • mystique101

    I must admit I am not a Hall and Oates fan but I always liked this song a lot

    December 2010

  • yogarani108

    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.

    November 2010

  • okpank

    Won't you smile a while for me? Sara.

    November 2010

  • boscopud

    So pretty! Man! They don't sing pretty songs to the name boscopud. Why? Why, why, WHY????? :-}

    September 2010

  • waterboy17

    cool as a cucumber on a iceberg day.

    August 2010
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