# Smiling Phases

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***Smiling Phases*** is a two-disc 1991 [compilation album](/source/Compilation_album) by [British](/source/United_Kingdom) [progressive](/source/Progressive_rock) & [psychedelic rock](/source/Psychedelic_rock) band [Traffic](/source/Traffic_(band)). The title is taken from a track from their 1967 debut, *[Mr. Fantasy](/source/Mr._Fantasy)*, and is meant to represent the two distinct phases of the band. Disc one covers phase one, and disc two covers phase two.[2]

There are no new tracks on *Smiling Phases*, however, *[Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush](/source/Here_We_Go_Round_the_Mulberry_Bush_(Traffic_song))*, from the film [of the same name](/source/Here_We_Go_Round_the_Mulberry_Bush_(film)), appears on a Traffic album for the first time.[3] The extended version of *[Paper Sun](/source/Paper_Sun)* is available in the US for the first time, as the single version was used for the American release of *Mr. Fantasy*.[4]

## References

1. ["Traffic – Smiling Phases"](https://www.discogs.com/release/14476337-Traffic-Smiling-Phases). *[Discogs](/source/Discogs)*. 1991.

1. Ruhlmann, William. ["Smiling Phases"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/smiling-phases-mw0000676523). *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*

1. Sumrall, Harry. ["Classic Traffic"](https://books.google.com/books?id=ZbgiAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA25&dq&=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjhu-7zy5uNAxV5RTABHT2kJjAQ6AF6BAgFEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false). *[Beaver County Times](/source/Beaver_County_Times)*. p. 26.

1. R.S. Murthi. ["Traffic Gems"](https://books.google.com/books?id=oFlPAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA22&dq=winwood+traffic+smiling+phases&article_id=5655,1527822&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjhu-7zy5uNAxV5RTABHT2kJjAQ6AF6BAgHEAM#v=onepage&q). *[New Straits Times](/source/New_Straits_Times)*. p. 11.

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