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A radio-friendly edit of "Make Me Smile" was released as a single in March 1970, becoming the band's first Top 10 record, peaking at number nine on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. [3] Pulled from the first movement of the "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon" suite, several changes were made in order to make the song more suitable for radio. [4]
On the label and sleeve, the song's original title was reversed and listed as "Come Up and See Me (Make Me Smile)". The band frequently covered the song during their early concerts, and this recording was made during a 16 November 1982 ( 1982-11-16 ) live performance for the BBC College Concert series.
The music video of the song follows a serenade-like and somewhat comical events. Narrating texts of the events of the song appears in the video and also the lyrics of the song. Dave Koz plays his saxophone to a woman whom he loves. The woman seems to evade his advances, Koz continually try to melt her heart.
In 1992, EMI released a new compilation album, Make Me Smile – The Best of Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel, along with a re-issue of "Make Me Smile" as a single, which reached number 46 in the UK. [15] Harley's solo album Yes You Can was released in Europe in 1992 and the UK in 1993.
The vocal songs within the suite can be viewed as telling the story of a man searching for a far away lost love and attempting to rekindle the love they had shared. Two of these songs reached the top ten on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100: a single edit of "Make Me Smile (/Now More Than Ever)" (#9, 1970) and "Colour My World" (#7, 1971).
To coincide with the compilation's release and the band's upcoming UK tour, EMI re-issued "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" as a single. [4] The album failed to enter the UK Albums Chart, but the single reached No. 46 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the top 100 for two weeks. [5]
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His 2010 song "You Always Make Me Smile" (co-written with friend Neil Mason) was featured in a worldwide Holiday Inn ad. [3] The music video for the song was filmed in Utah [citation needed] during an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest water balloon fight [4] and went viral. [5] [6]