"Smooth Operator" is a song written by Murray Stein and Clyde Otis that was a hit for singer Sarah Vaughan in 1959.
Critical reception Billboard reviewed the single released by Sarah Vaughan (Mercury 71519, with "Maybe It's Because" on the flip side) in its issue from 12 October 1959, praising the song as a "snappy effort" that "Miss Vaughan sells smartly". "Both [sides] can make it," concluded the reviewer.
Commercial performance Sarah Vaughan's version reached No. 8 on Billboards Hot R&B Sides chart and No. 44 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Charts Chart (1959) Peakposition US Billboard Hot R&B Sides 8 US Billboard Hot 100 44
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