Brett Smiley

Brett Anthony Smiley (September 25, 1955 – January 8, 2016) was an American actor and singer-songwriter who was active in the UK during the glam rock era of the early 1970s. Smiley released one single, "Va Va Va Voom", and made an appearance on the Russell Harty television show, where he performed the song "Space Ace". In 2003, a previously unheard album called Breathlessly Brett was released. One posthumous vinyl album entitled Sunset Tower was released in 2019.

Career Smiley was born in Indiana and began his career as a child actor, playing Oliver Twist on Broadway for four years. He also appeared in many television commercials.

In 2019, a posthumous album, Sunset Tower, was released for Record Store Day, with a total of 1000 vinyl records being pressed, as well as it being available online on the website Bandcamp. The album consists entirely of demos recorded between 1969 and 1973 that were later reworked for Breathlessly Brett, or scrapped entirely.

Discography

Singles

"Va Va Va Voom"/"Space Ace" (1974)

Albums

Breathlessly Brett (2003) track listing:

"Brett's Lullaby" "Highty Tighty" "Space Ace" "April in Paris" "Solitaire" "Va Va Va Voom" "Run for the Sun" "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (Lennon–McCartney) "Pre-Columbian Love" "Queen of Hearts" "I Can't Help Myself"/"Over the Rainbow" "Young at Heart"

Sunset Tower (2019) track listing:

"Highty Tighty" "Cherry Hookers" "Abstracted Billy" "Mood in Deco" "Space Ace" "Queen of Hearts" "Lying in the Sun" "Diamonds Couldn't Bring You Back"

Other

"Our Lady of the Barren Tree" (Not Alone, 2006)