Smile a Little Smile for Me
"Smile a Little Smile for Me" | ||||
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Single by The Flying Machine | ||||
from the album The Flying Machine | ||||
B-side | "Maybe We've Been Loving Too Long" | |||
Released | April 11, 1969 (UK)[1] June 1969 (US)[2] | |||
Genre | Pop rock[3] | |||
Length | 2:55 | |||
Label | Pye (UK) Congress (US) | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Tony Macaulay | |||
The Flying Machine singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Smile a Little Smile for Me" on YouTube |
"Smile a Little Smile for Me" is a 1969 song by The Flying Machine. The song was written by Geoff Stephens and Tony Macaulay.[4]
Lyrical content[]
The song describes a woman coming to terms with the final ending of a rocky relationship with a man she loved. The singer encourages "Rosemarie" to smile in spite of her pain and tears, because she will soon see that her prospects for a future relationship are bright.
Chart history[]
It reached No. 5 in the U.S. during the fall of the year. It also hit No. 6 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[5] "Smile a Little Smile for Me" was a bigger hit in Canada. It reached No. 4 on the pop singles chart[6] and No. 6 AC.[7]
Weekly charts[]
Chart (1969–70) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] | 51 |
Canadian RPM Top Singles[6] | 4 |
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary[7] | 6 |
South Africa (Springbok)[9] | 18 |
US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 5 |
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[5] | 6 |
US Cash Box Top 100[11] | 5 |
Year-end charts[]
Chart (1969) | Rank |
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Canada RPM Top Singles[12] | 64 |
US Billboard Hot 100[13] | 76 |
US Cash Box [14] | 68 |
References[]
- ^ "The Flying Machine - Smile A Little Smile For Me". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "The Flying Machine - Smile A Little Smile For Me". 45cat.com. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ Smile a Little Smile for Me at AllMusic. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ^ "discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-1993. Record Research. p. 88.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada – Top Singles, November 22, 1969". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". Bac-lac.fc.ca.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 114. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 11/29/69". Tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca.
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1969/Top 100 Songs of 1969". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
- ^ "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 27, 1969". Tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1969 songs
- 1969 singles
- Pop ballads
- Rock ballads
- Songs written by Tony Macaulay
- Songs written by Geoff Stephens
- Songs about crying
- Songs about smiling
- 1960s song stubs