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Smile (The Emotions song)

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"Smile"
Single by The Emotions
from the album Sunbeam
B-side"Changes"
Released1978
GenrePop, R&B
Length3:12
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Maurice White, Al McKay
Producer(s)Maurice White
The Emotions singles chronology
"Walking The Line"
(1978)
"Smile"
(1978)
"Whole Lot Of Shakin'"
(1978)
Music video
"Smile" on YouTube

"Smile" is a song recorded by R&B group the Emotions released as a single in 1978 on Columbia Records.[1] The single reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart.[2]

Overview

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Smile was produced by Maurice White who also composed the song with Al McKay. The single's b-side was a song called Changes. Both Smile and Changes came from The Emotions 1978 studio album Sunbeam.[1]

Critical reception

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Craig Lytle of Allmusic called the song an "aggressively paced number, from the simmering verses to the spellbinding change-up," which "bounces with effervescence."[3] John Storm Roberts of High Fidelity also described Smile as a "tight, unfussy" tune.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b The Emotions: Smile. Columbia Records. 1978.
  2. ^ "The Emotions: Smile Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ Lytle, Craig. Sunbeam > review at AllMusic
  4. ^ Storm Roberts, John (November 1978). "The Emotions: Sunbeam" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Vol. 28. High Fidelity Magazine. p. 158.
  5. ^ Storm Roberts, John (November 1978). "The Emotions: Sunbeam" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Vol. 28. High Fidelity Magazine. p. 159.