Smiler (album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Smiler

| type = Album

| artist = Rod Stewart

| cover = Smiler (Rod Stewart).jpg

| alt =

| released = 27 September 1974

| recorded = Morgan Studios, London and The Wick, Richmond November 1973-May 1974

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Rock music, British folk rock

| length = 42:24

| label = Mercury

| producer = Rod Stewart

| prev_title = Sing It Again Rod

| prev_year = 1973

| next_title = Atlantic Crossing

| next_year = 1975

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Smiler

| type = studio

| single1 = Farewell

| single1date = 27 September 1974{{cite journal |editor1-last=Mulligan |editor1-first=Brian |title=Stewart LP Gets Push |journal=Music Week |date=21 September 1974 |page=1 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1974/Music-Week-1974-09-21.pdf |access-date=11 September 2023 |publisher=Billboard Publications, Inc. |location=London, England, U.K. |language=English |issn=0265-1548 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309075551/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1974/Music-Week-1974-09-21.pdf |archive-date=9 March 2021 |quote=Phonogram has lined up a major promotion campaign for the release of Rod Stewart's long-delayed album, Smiler, and new single on September 27}} (UK)

| single2 = Mine for Me

| single2date = November 1974 (US)

}}

}}

Smiler is the fifth solo album by English rock singer-songwriter Rod Stewart. It was released September 27, 1974{{cite journal |editor1-last=Mulligan |editor1-first=Brian |title=Stewart LP Gets Push |journal=Music Week |date=21 September 1974 |page=1 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1974/Music-Week-1974-09-21.pdf |access-date=11 September 2023 |publisher=Billboard Publications, Inc. |location=London, England, U.K. |language=English |issn=0265-1548 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309075551/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1974/Music-Week-1974-09-21.pdf |archive-date=9 March 2021 |quote=Phonogram has lined up a major promotion campaign for the release of Rod Stewart's long-delayed album, Smiler, and new single on September 27}} by Mercury Records. It reached number 1 in the UK album chart, and number 13 in the US. The album included covers of Chuck Berry, Sam Cooke and Bob Dylan songs, as well as a duet with Elton John of John's song "Let Me Be Your Car". Stewart also covered Carole King's "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" where 'Woman' is switched to 'Man'. The release of the album was held up for five months due to legal problems between Mercury Records and Warner Bros. Records.[http://www.rodstewartfanclub.com/about_rod/disco/album_detail.php?album_id=17]

Musicians appearing on the album included members of Stewart's band Faces, as well as frequent collaborators Martin Quittenton (guitars), Pete Sears (bass & keyboards), and Mickey Waller (drums).