Basically a mainstream pop/rock band with hard rock and
soul-influenced arrangements, Smith hit the Top Ten in 1969 with
their drastically revised cover of the Shirelles' "Baby It's You."
Featuring three lead singers and a B-3 Hammond organ, their
strongest asset was their most frequent vocalist, Gayle McCormick,
an accomplished female blue-eyed soul belter. Most of their
material consisted of covers of popular rock and R&B tunes, and
they broke up after a couple of albums, though the singles "What Am
I Gonna Do" (co-written by Carole King) and "Take a Look Around"
made the middle of the charts. McCormick had a couple of small hits
in 1971 and made a few albums in the early '70s as a soloist. ~
Richie Unterberger
Basically a mainstream pop/rock band with hard rock and
soul-influenced arrangements, Smith hit the Top Ten in 1969 with
their drastically revised cover of the Shirelles' "Baby It's You."
Featuring three lead singers and a B-3 Hammond organ, their
strongest asset was their most frequent vocalist, Gayle McCormick,
an accomplished female blue-eyed soul belter. Most of their
material consisted of covers of popular rock and R&B tunes, and
they broke up after a couple of albums, though the singles "What Am
I Gonna Do" (co-written by Carole King) and "Take a Look Around"
made the middle of the charts. McCormick had a couple of small hits
in 1971 and made a few albums in the early '70s as a soloist. ~
Richie Unterberger 
