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'''Sara Allen''' (born March 23, 1954) is an American songwriter best known for her work with the duo [[Hall & Oates]].
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'''Sara Allen''' (born March 23, 1954) is an American songwriter best known for her work with the duo [[Hall & Oates]]. Though the two of them never married, she was in a long-term relationship with [[Daryl Hall]], which ended in 2001. She contributed to many of the duo's hit singles, including "[[You Make My Dreams]]", "[[Private Eyes (song)|Private Eyes]]", "[[I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)]]", and "[[Maneater (Hall & Oates song)|Maneater]]".<ref name=survivors>{{cite magazine|url=http://americansongwriter.com/2009/01/hall-and-oates-soul-survivors/|title=Hall and Oates: Soul Survivors|last=Sharp|first=Ken|magazine=[[American Songwriter]]|date=January 23, 2009|accessdate=July 27, 2016}}</ref><ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|title=Super Hits - Daryl Hall and John Oates|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/super-hits-mw0000780435|website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=March 4, 2014}}</ref>


The song "[[Sara Smile]]", Hall & Oates' first American hit, was about Sara Allen.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.centraljersey.com/blogs/vinyldialogues/the-backstory-behind-the-hit-sara-smile-by-hall-oates/article_6866af0e-6754-5c75-ac9f-016a09370a16.html/|title=The backstory behind the hit ''"Sara Smile"'' by Hall & Oates|last=Morsch|first=Mike|newspaper=[[Princeton Packet|CentralJersey.com]]|date=July 15, 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715191528/http://www.centraljersey.com/blogs/vinyldialogues/the-backstory-behind-the-hit-sara-smile-by-hall-oates/article_6866af0e-6754-5c75-ac9f-016a09370a16.html|archivedate=July 15, 2018}}</ref>
Working as a [[flight attendant]] in the early 1970s, Allen was introduced to John Oates, who subsequently wrote the song "Las Vegas Turnaround (The Stewardess Song)" which featured on the duo's second album ''[[Abandoned Luncheonette]]'' about Allen, who had begun a long-term relationship with [[Daryl Hall]], which lasted until 2001. Hall then wrote the song "[[Sara Smile]]", Hall & Oates' first American hit from the duo's fourth album ''[[Daryl Hall & John Oates (album)|Daryl Hall & John Oates]]'', about Allen in 1975.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.centraljersey.com/blogs/vinyldialogues/the-backstory-behind-the-hit-sara-smile-by-hall-oates/article_6866af0e-6754-5c75-ac9f-016a09370a16.html/|title=The backstory behind the hit ''"Sara Smile"'' by Hall & Oates|last=Morsch|first=Mike|newspaper=[[Princeton Packet|CentralJersey.com]]|date=July 15, 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715191528/http://www.centraljersey.com/blogs/vinyldialogues/the-backstory-behind-the-hit-sara-smile-by-hall-oates/article_6866af0e-6754-5c75-ac9f-016a09370a16.html|archivedate=July 15, 2018}}</ref>


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Allen contributed to many of the duo's hit singles, including "[[You Make My Dreams]]", "[[Private Eyes (song)|Private Eyes]]", "[[I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)]]" and "[[Maneater (Hall & Oates song)|Maneater]]".<ref name=survivors>{{cite magazine|url=http://americansongwriter.com/2009/01/hall-and-oates-soul-survivors/|title=Hall and Oates: Soul Survivors|last=Sharp|first=Ken|magazine=[[American Songwriter]]|date=January 23, 2009|accessdate=July 27, 2016}}</ref><ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|title=Super Hits - Daryl Hall and John Oates|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/super-hits-mw0000780435|website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=March 4, 2014}}</ref>
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Her late sister [[Janna Allen]] was also a songwriter and also worked with Hall & Oates.<ref name=survivors/>

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Her sister [[Janna Allen]] was also a songwriter who worked with Hall & Oates.<ref name=survivors/>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* {{allMusic|artist/mn0000295434}}


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Latest revision as of 16:45, 9 December 2024

For other people with similar names, see Sarah Allen (disambiguation).
Sara Allen
Born (1954-03-23) March 23, 1954 (age 70)
Wooster, Ohio
Genres
OccupationSongwriter

Sara Allen (born March 23, 1954) is an American songwriter best known for her work with the duo Hall & Oates.

Working as a flight attendant in the early 1970s, Allen was introduced to John Oates, who subsequently wrote the song "Las Vegas Turnaround (The Stewardess Song)" which featured on the duo's second album Abandoned Luncheonette about Allen, who had begun a long-term relationship with Daryl Hall, which lasted until 2001. Hall then wrote the song "Sara Smile", Hall & Oates' first American hit from the duo's fourth album Daryl Hall & John Oates, about Allen in 1975.[1]

Allen contributed to many of the duo's hit singles, including "You Make My Dreams", "Private Eyes", "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" and "Maneater".[2][3]

Her sister Janna Allen was also a songwriter who worked with Hall & Oates.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Morsch, Mike (July 15, 2018). "The backstory behind the hit "Sara Smile" by Hall & Oates". CentralJersey.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Sharp, Ken (January 23, 2009). "Hall and Oates: Soul Survivors". American Songwriter. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "Super Hits - Daryl Hall and John Oates". AllMusic. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
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