Smile (Simon Webbe album)

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 Simon Webbe
Released	13 October 2017 ^[1]
Studio	Metrophonic Studios, England
Genre	Pop R&B
Length	40:53
Label	Soundwave Music
Producer	Brian Rawling, Paul Meehan
Simon Webbe chronology
Live (2007) Smile (2017)
Singles from Smile
"Nothing Without You" Released: 12 July 2017^[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

"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

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

References

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.