Singer Rex Smith came to the fame as the heartthrob lead of the 1979 NBC-TV movie Sooner or Later.
His same-named LP is basically a soundtrack album featuring the pop/rock songs he performed in the movie.
The Bobby Hart/Stephen Lawrence ballad "You Take My Breath Away" was issued as a single.
It went gold, reaching number ten on the pop charts in the summer of 1979.
It can be found on Rhino's Super Hits of the '70s: Have a Nice Day, Vol.
22.
Other highlights were "Better Than It's Ever Been Before," "Simply Jessie," and "Never Gonna Give You Up." Smith with Rachel Sweet had a 1981 Top 32 pop hit with a duet cover of the Buzz Cason/Mac Gayden song "Everlasting Love" (Soft Love, Vol.
5,Hot Duets).
After hosting a season of Solid Gold with Marilyn McCoo, Smith returned to Broadway (The Pirates of Penzance [Original Broadway Cast] [CD]).
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You Take My Breath AwayBruce Hart, Stephen Lawrence | Rex Smith | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Sooner or LaterBruce Hart, Stephen Lawrence | Rex Smith | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Simply JessieBruce Hart, Stephen Lawrence | Rex Smith | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Love StreetDominic Bugatti, Frank Musker | Rex Smith | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Never Gonna Give You Up | Rex Smith | Play | 02:59 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | SwayDominic Bugatti, Frank Musker | Rex Smith | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Oh What a Night for RomanceRuss Ballard | Rex Smith | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Ain't That PeculiarWarren "Pete" Moore, Smokey Robinson, William Robinson, Robert Rogers, Marvin Tarplin | Rex Smith | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | If You Think You Know How to Love MeNicky Chinn | Rex Smith | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Better Than It's Ever Been | Rex Smith | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Simply Jessie (Mono Version) | Rex Smith | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | You Take My Breath Away (Mono Version) | Rex Smith | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 39 mins | 90 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russ Ballard | Composer |
| 2 | John Barrett | Photography, Sleeve Photo |
| 3 | Dominic Bugatti | Composer |
| 4 | Charles Calello | Producer |
| 5 | Nicky Chinn | Composer |
| 6 | Louis Goldman | Sleeve Photo |
| 7 | Bruce Hart | Composer |
| 8 | Carole Hart | Producer |
| 9 | Stephen Lawrence | Composer, Producer |
| 10 | Barry Levine | Cover Photo |
| 11 | Warren "Pete" Moore | Composer |
| 12 | Frank Musker | Composer |
| 13 | Smokey Robinson | Composer |
| 14 | William Robinson | Composer |
| 15 | Robert Rogers | Composer |
| 16 | Rex Smith | Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 17 | Marvin Tarplin | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |