Smooth Operator (Sarah Vaughan song)
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| "Smooth Operator" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Sarah Vaughan | |
| B-side | "Maybe It's Because" |
| Released | 1959 |
| Label | Mercury |
| Songwriters | Murray Stein, Clyde Otis |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Billboard | positive[1] ("Spotlight" winner) |
"Smooth Operator" is a song written by Murray Stein and Clyde Otis that was a hit for singer Sarah Vaughan in 1959.[2]
Billboard reviewed the single released by Sarah Vaughan (Mercury 71519, with "Maybe It's Because" on the flip side) in its issue from 12 October 1959, praising the song as a "snappy effort" that "Miss Vaughan sells smartly". "Both [sides] can make it," concluded the reviewer.[1]