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
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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