"Make Me Smile" is a song written by James Pankow for the rock band Chicago. Part 1 of Pankow's 7-part Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon song cycle/suite, it was recorded for their second album, Chicago (often called Chicago II), which was released in 1970. Terry Kath sang the lead vocal.
A radio-friendly edit of "Make Me Smile" (incorporating the end of "Now More Than Ever," the final track from the Ballet) was released as a single in March 1970, becoming the band's first Top 10 record, peaking at number nine on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. When Chicago released their compilation album The Very Best of: Only the Beginning in 2002, they featured a new edit of the song, with the "Make Me Smile" and "Now More Than Ever" parts segued together again, but without the numerous cuts;—the full intro and the guitar solo of the former part, and the full outro of the latter part, were thus included.
Continuing our mission to more small and regular caches on the east side of Tucson. This is one of Kona's favorite songs to listen to while driving. Room for trade items and trackables. Watch for critters and muggles. Have fun!