Smile (Simon Webbe album)

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Smile is the third studio album from Simon Webbe. The album was released on 13 October 2017. The album is the first collection of solo material from Webbe in a decade.

Smile
Studio album by
Released13 October 2017 [1]
StudioMetrophonic Studios, England
Genre
Length40:53
LabelSoundwave Music
ProducerBrian Rawling, Paul Meehan
Simon Webbe chronology
Live
(2007)
Smile
(2017)
Singles from Smile
  1. "Nothing Without You"
    Released: 12 July 2017[2]
  2. "Flashback"
    Released: 6 October 2017[3]

Discussing the meaning behind the album title, Webbe told Entertainment Focus: "The album is called Smile because not a lot of people are smiling these days. Everybody's too busy using their phones to connect, nobody's really connecting anymore. For me, I just wanted to put a title out there that was self-explanatory and will hit home."[4]

The album is inspired by Webbe's fiancé Ashen Kemal, to whom he proposed on Valentine's Day 2017.[citation needed]

The album hit number 76 in the midweek UK Album Chart Update, however ultimately failed to chart in the Top 100.

Singles

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"Nothing Without You" was released on 12 July 2017 as the album's lead single.[5] "Flashback" was released as the album's second single on 6 October 2017.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nothing Without You"Simon Webbe, Dom Liu, Sean McDonagh3:32
2."Flashback"Webbe, Paul Barry, Patrick Mascal3:54
3."Jigsaw"Webbe, Barry, Mascal3:13
4."Love Your Woman"Webbe, Barry, Tim Deal4:11
5."First to the Last Kiss"Webbe, Ian Brown, Paul Meehan3:49
6."Please Don't Let Me Go"Webbe, McDonagh, Meehan3:26
7."Gotta Get Close to You"Webbe, Lauren Flynn3:36
8."Dance on My Own"Webbe, Flynn3:31
9."More Than Perfect"Webbe, Brown, Meehan3:14
10."One Last Time"Webbe, Brown, Meehan3:39
11."Never Mind"Webbe, Josh Breaks, Meehan3:24
12."Smile"Webbe, Breaks, Meehan3:24

References

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  1. ^ "Smile by Simon Webbe". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Simon Webbe Releases Brand New Music Video 'Nothing Without You'". Celeb Mix. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  3. ^ "This Friday, October 6th, Simon Webbe will release his latest solo single 'Flashback'". Celeb Mix. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Simon Webbe returns to music with new album "Smile"". Entertainment Focus. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Smile - Simon Webbe | Release Info". Twitter. Retrieved 28 July 2017.