<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Daybreak" (1977) </Td> <Td> "Can't Smile Without You" (1978) </Td> <Td> "Even Now" (1978) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Daybreak" (1977) </Td> <Td> "Can't Smile Without You" (1978) </Td> <Td> "Even Now" (1978) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Can't Smile Without You" is a song written by Christian Arnold, David Martin, and Geoff Morrow, and recorded by various artists including Barry Manilow and The Carpenters . The version recorded by Manilow in 1977 and released in 1978 is the most well - known version, though it was not the first to be recorded or released . </P> <P> "Can't Smile Without You" was recorded by Manilow in 1977 and released on his 1978 album, Even Now . Manilow also issued the song as a single in 1978 where it reached No. 1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart . </P>

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