When I See You Smile

Album: Beautiful Collision (2002)
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Songfacts®:

  • Writing in the London daily The Independent of February 27, 2004, reviewer Kevin Harley described the Bic Runga solo composition "When I See You Smile" as "a sweetly simple ode to domestic bliss that'll ring in your head for days," which just about sums up this love ballad that runs to less than two minutes and is performed with an arpeggiated solo acoustic guitar accompaniment. >>
    Suggestion credit:
    Alexander Baron - London, England

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