Can't Smile Without You
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"Can't Smile Without You" is a popular soft rock ballad best known from Barry Manilow’s 1978 recording, celebrated as one of his signature love songs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Can't Smile Without You canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4780098 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Can't Smile Without You Context triple: [Barry Manilow, notableWork, Can't Smile Without You]
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A.
The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
"The Smile Has Left Your Eyes" is a 1983 power ballad by the British progressive rock band Asia, known for its melancholic melody and emotional lyrics.
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B.
Nothing Without You
"Nothing Without You" is a song by Canadian singer The Weeknd from his 2016 album *Starboy*.
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C.
Alone Without You
"Alone Without You" is a pop ballad by English singer-songwriter Mark Owen, known as one of his solo singles following his work with Take That.
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D.
Wait Til You See My Smile
"Wait Til You See My Smile" is a soulful pop-R&B song by Alicia Keys that showcases her uplifting lyrics and powerful vocal performance.
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E.
Just Don't
"Just Don't" is a song by American musician Raphael Saadiq from his retro-soul album "Stone Rollin'."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Can't Smile Without You Target entity description: "Can't Smile Without You" is a popular soft rock ballad best known from Barry Manilow’s 1978 recording, celebrated as one of his signature love songs.
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A.
The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
"The Smile Has Left Your Eyes" is a 1983 power ballad by the British progressive rock band Asia, known for its melancholic melody and emotional lyrics.
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B.
Nothing Without You
"Nothing Without You" is a song by Canadian singer The Weeknd from his 2016 album *Starboy*.
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C.
Alone Without You
"Alone Without You" is a pop ballad by English singer-songwriter Mark Owen, known as one of his solo singles following his work with Take That.
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D.
Wait Til You See My Smile
"Wait Til You See My Smile" is a soulful pop-R&B song by Alicia Keys that showcases her uplifting lyrics and powerful vocal performance.
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E.
Just Don't
"Just Don't" is a song by American musician Raphael Saadiq from his retro-soul album "Stone Rollin'."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
soft rock ballad
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artistAlbum |
Barry Manilow – Even Now
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carpenters – A Kind of Hush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Barry Manilow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carpenters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartingArtist | Barry Manilow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Chris Arnold
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Geoff Morrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfPeakPopularity | 1970s ⓘ |
| describedAs | signature song of Barry Manilow ⓘ |
| firstRecordedBy | Carpenters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
pop
ⓘ
soft rock ⓘ |
| hasChorusLyric |
I can't laugh and I can't sing
ⓘ
I'm finding it hard to do anything ⓘ You know I can't smile without you ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Can't Smile Without You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label | Arista Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Chris Arnold
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Geoff Morrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | ballad ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of Barry Manilow's best-known love songs ⓘ |
| notableRecordingBy |
Barry Manilow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carpenters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum |
A Kind of Hush
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Even Now NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Barry Manilow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carpenters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Barry Manilow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carpenters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear |
1976
ⓘ
1978 ⓘ |
| singleReleaseYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| theme |
love
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romantic devotion ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Can't Smile Without You Description of subject: "Can't Smile Without You" is a popular soft rock ballad best known from Barry Manilow’s 1978 recording, celebrated as one of his signature love songs.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.