"Rough with the Smooth" is a song by British singer-songwriter Shara Nelson, released in September 1995 as the first single from her second solo album, '' Friendly Fire'' (1995). The song peaked at number 30 on the UK Singles Chart.

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine ''

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'' wrote, "Many so-called "dance divas" pretend they can sing; Shara is for real. Mixing her smooth vocals with the fairly rough backing, composition and arrangement are almost restyled Bacharach/David."

Track listing

* UK CD single (7243 8 82424 2 4) # "Rough with the Smooth" (7-inch edit) – 3:51 # "Rough with the Smooth" (Street Level mix) – 4:48 # "Rough with the Smooth" (extended album mix) – 5:26 # "Rough with the Smooth" (Long Island Expressway mix) – 8:22 # "Rough with the Smooth" (Franktified dub) – 7:54 # "Rough with the Smooth" (Saturday Night at the Glasshouse mix) – 4:56

Charts

References

External links

* 1995 singles 1995 songs Cooltempo Records singles Shara Nelson songs Songs written by Shara Nelson {{1990s-UK-single-stub