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Smooth Operator

Bossa nova
Bossa nova

Smooth Operator is a Bossa nova act. They run in the same orbit as Sensual Seduction, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 1 connection around Smooth Operator. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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"Smooth Operator" is a song by English band Sade from their debut studio album, Diamond Life (1984); it was co-written by Sade Adu and Ray St. John and was released as the album's third single in the United Kingdom as a 7-inch single with "Spirit" as its B-side, and as a 12-inch maxi single with "Smooth Operator" and "Red Eye" on side A and "Spirit" on side B. Released on 28 August 1984, it reached number 19 on the UK Singles Chart.

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