Smile a Little Smile for Me
Appearance
"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 | Bubblegum pop,[3] pop rock[4] | |||
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 the debut single by the Flying Machine. The song was written by Geoff Stephens and Tony Macaulay.[5]
Lyrical content
[edit]The song concerns a woman having difficulty 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
[edit]It reached No. 5 in the U.S. during the fall of 1969. It also hit No. 6 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[6] "Smile a Little Smile for Me" was a bigger hit in Canada. It reached No. 4 on the pop singles chart[7] and No. 6 AC.[8]
Weekly charts
[edit]Chart (1969–1970) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] | 51 |
Canadian RPM Top Singles[7] | 4 |
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary[8] | 6 |
South Africa (Springbok)[10] | 18 |
US Billboard Hot 100[11] | 5 |
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[6] | 6 |
US Cash Box Top 100[12] | 5 |
Year-end charts
[edit]Chart (1969) | Rank |
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Canada RPM Top Singles[13] | 64 |
US Billboard Hot 100[14] | 76 |
US Cash Box [15] | 68 |
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Top 11 Bubblegum Pop Songs".
- ^ Smile a Little Smile for Me at AllMusic. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ^ "discogs.com". discogs.com. 1969. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-1993. Record Research. p. 88.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.