Sara Smile

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"Sara Smile" is a soulful soft rock ballad by American duo Daryl Hall & John Oates that became one of their early breakthrough hits in the 1970s.

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Sara Smile canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Daryl Hall & John Oates
artist Daryl Hall & John Oates
breakthroughFor Daryl Hall & John Oates
chartPerformance Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit
composer Daryl Hall
John Oates
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReception praised for soulful vocal performance
recognized as one of Hall & Oates' signature songs
describedAs soft rock ballad
soulful ballad
era 1970s
features prominent vocal harmonies
romantic lyrics
smooth guitar work
followedBySingle Do What You Want, Be What You Are
format 7-inch single
genre blue-eyed soul
soft rock
soul
hasBside Soldering
hasMusicVideo no original 1970s promo video widely known
hasNotableCoverVersionBy After 7
Jimmy Wayne
includedInAlbum Daryl Hall & John Oates
inspiredBy Sara Allen
isEarlyHitFor Daryl Hall & John Oates
labelCatalogNumber RCA PB-10490
linked to: RCA
language English
length approximately 3 minutes 7 seconds
lyricist Daryl Hall
John Oates
peakPositionOnBillboardHot100 3
performer Daryl Hall & John Oates
precededBySingle Camellia
producer Christopher Bond
Daryl Hall
John Oates
recordingPeriod mid-1970s
recordLabel RCA Records
releaseDate 1975
releaseType single from album
singleReleaseDate 1976
subjectOf cover versions by various artists
vocalStyle blue-eyed soul vocals

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