"She'll Leave You with a Smile" is a song written by Odie Blackmon and Jay Knowles, and recorded by American

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. It was released in September 2002 as the third and last single from his album '' The Road Less Traveled''. It was his 38th Number One hit on the ''

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) charts. It became his 50th number 1 single (on combined charts) in December 2002. It was also a hit on the Hot 100, peaking at number 23 and becoming Strait's most successful crossover single to date. It is not to be confused with a different song also entitled "She'll Leave You with a Smile", written by Jackson Leap and recorded by Strait on his 1997 album '' Carrying Your Love with Me''.

Content

The narrator details a past relationship.

Critical reception

Rick Cohoon reviewed the song favorably, calling it "traditional Strait material".Allmusic: album review
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Music video

The music video was directed by Bud Schaetzle and premiered in late 2002. The music video was filmed live in concert.

Chart history

"She'll Leave You with a Smile" debuted at number 38 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 7, 2002.

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

2002 singles 2001 songs George Strait songs Songs written by Odie Blackmon Songs written by Jay Knowles Song recordings produced by Tony Brown (record producer) MCA Nashville Records singles {{2000s-country-song-stub