The Shadow of Your Smile

"The Shadow of Your Smile", also known as "Love Theme from "The Sandpiper", is a popular song. The music was written by Johnny Mandel, the lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. The song was introduced in the 1965 movie "The Sandpiper" and became a minor hit for Tony Bennett. It won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year and the Academy Award for Best Original Song."'

Well-known versions of the song were recorded by Barbra Streisand (on her 1965 album "My Name Is Barbra, Two..."), Shirley Bassey, Al Martino, Perry Como and Frank Sinatra. It is also the album title from Astrud Gilberto. Connie Francis recorded the song in English, Spanish ("La sombra de tu sonrisa"), and in Italian ("Castelli di sabbia"). Lill Lindfors recorded it in Swedish as "Din skugga stanna kvar". Marvin Gaye recorded several versions of the song. One can be found on "Romantically Yours", another on "Vulnerable", and a live version on "". In 2006 The Central Band of the Royal British Legion recorded an album with "The Shadow Of Your Smile" as the lead title track.

The Bobby Darin LP "Bobby Darin Sings The Shadow of Your Smile" was notable in that the album's first side contained all of the songs nominated for the 1965 Academy Award for Best Original Song.

Tony Bennett re-recorded this song for his album with Spanish-rock singner Juanes is a "spanglish" version. This marked the first time that Juanes sang in English and Tony Bennett in Spanish.

Carly Smithson performed "The Shadow of Your Smile" on Season 7 of American Idol during the top 24 performances. It was released for download from the iTunes store on February 21 2008.