1969 single by The Flying Machine
"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
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
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
Year-end charts
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 .
^ "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 .
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