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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instanceOf single
song
album Daryl Hall & John Oates NERFINISHED
artist Daryl Hall & John Oates NERFINISHED
breakthroughFor Daryl Hall & John Oates NERFINISHED
chartPerformance Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit
composer Daryl Hall NERFINISHED
John Oates NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: 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 NERFINISHED
format 7-inch single
genre blue-eyed soul
soft rock
soul
hasBside Soldering NERFINISHED
hasMusicVideo no original 1970s promo video widely known
hasNotableCoverVersionBy After 7 NERFINISHED
Jimmy Wayne NERFINISHED
includedInAlbum Daryl Hall & John Oates NERFINISHED
inspiredBy Sara Allen NERFINISHED
isEarlyHitFor Daryl Hall & John Oates NERFINISHED
labelCatalogNumber RCA PB-10490 NERFINISHED
language English
length approximately 3 minutes 7 seconds
lyricist Daryl Hall NERFINISHED
John Oates NERFINISHED
peakPositionOnBillboardHot100 3
performer Daryl Hall & John Oates NERFINISHED
precededBySingle Camellia NERFINISHED
producer Christopher Bond NERFINISHED
Daryl Hall NERFINISHED
John Oates NERFINISHED
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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