Smooth Sailin' (Leon Bridges song)

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"Smooth Sailin'"
Leon Bridges - Smooth Sailin single cover.jpg
Single by Leon Bridges
from the album Coming Home
ReleasedJune 2, 2015 (2015-06-02) [1]
Recorded2015 (2015)
Genre R&B
Length3:03
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Niles City Sound [3]
Leon Bridges singles chronology
"Coming Home"
(2015)		"Smooth Sailin'"
(2015)		"Lisa Sawyer"
(2015)
Music video
"Smooth Sailin'" on YouTube

"Smooth Sailin'" is a song co-written [2] and performed by American rhythm and blues singer Leon Bridges, issued as the second single from his debut studio album Coming Home . As of January 9, 2016, the song has reached #1 on the Billboard Triple A chart. [4]

Contents

On December 5, 2015, Bridges performed "Smooth Sailin'" on Saturday Night Live . [5]

Critical reception

"Smooth Sailin'" has received positive reviews. Gabriela Tully Claymore of Stereogum called it "a feel-good love song"; [6] while Lauren Nostro of Complex referred to it as "a perfect, slow-burning track that [would] soundtrack [the listener's] entire summer". [7] Paley Martin of Billboard stated that the song is "equal parts fresh and nostalgic" while complimenting Bridges' "signature retro sound with vocals that match". [8]

Music video

The music video for "Smooth Sailin'" was directed by Vern Moen. [9]

Charts

References

  1. ↑ "Amazon.com: Smooth Sailin': Leon Bridges: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com . Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Smooth Sailin' - Leon Bridges | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Leon Bridges - Coming Home (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs . Zink Media. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Leon Bridges - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. December 19, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  5. ↑ Navaroli, Joel (December 5, 2015). "SNL Archives | Episodes | 12.05.2015 #7". SNL Archives. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  6. ↑ Tully Claymore, Gabriela (June 1, 2015). "Leon Bridges – "Smooth Sailin'" - Stereogum". Stereogum . SpinMedia . Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  7. ↑ Nostro, Lauren (June 1, 2015). "Premiere: Leon Bridges Releases His Latest Single, "Smooth Sailin'" | Complex". Complex . Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  8. ↑ Martin, Paley (August 10, 2015). "Leon Bridges Doesn't Let Us Down with Smooth Sailin Video: Watch | Billboard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  9. ↑ Servantes, Ian (June 9, 2015). "Watch Leon Bridges' "Smooth Sailin'" Video | Complex". Complex. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Adult Alternative Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2019.


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