The Shadow of Your Smile

For other uses, see The Shadow of Your Smile (disambiguation).
"The Shadow of Your Smile"
Song by Astrud Gilberto
from the album The Shadow of Your Smile
Released1965 (1965)
RecordedOctober 21, 1964 (1964-10-21) – February 4, 1965 (1965-02-04)
StudioRCA Studios; A&R Studios
GenreVocal
Easy Listening
Length2:31
LabelVerve
Songwriter(s)Johnny Mandel
Paul Francis Webster
Producer(s)Creed Taylor
Astrud Gilberto singles chronology
"All That's Left Is to Say Goodbye"
(1965) 		"The Shadow of Your Smile"
(1965) 		"(Take Me to) Aruanda"
(1965)

"The Shadow of Your Smile", also known as "Love Theme from The Sandpiper", is a popular song. The music was written by Johnny Mandel with the lyrics written by Paul Francis Webster. The song was introduced in the 1965 film The Sandpiper, with a trumpet solo by Jack Sheldon and later became a minor hit for Tony Bennett (Johnny Mandel arranged and conducted his version as well). It won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year and the Academy Award for Best Original Song.[1] In 2004, the song finished at number 77 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs poll of the top tunes in American cinema.[2]

  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-904994-10-7.
  2. ^ "AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs". American Film Institute. Retrieved 27 October 2023.