"Smooth Sailin'" | ||||
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Single by Leon Bridges | ||||
from the album Coming Home | ||||
Released | June 2, 2015 [1] | |||
Recorded | 2015 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 3:03 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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Producer(s) | Niles City Sound [3] | |||
Leon Bridges singles chronology | ||||
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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]
On December 5, 2015, Bridges performed "Smooth Sailin'" on Saturday Night Live . [5]
"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]
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The music video for "Smooth Sailin'" was directed by Vern Moen. [9]
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