Behind a Painted Smile

1969 song performed by The Isley Brothers
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q4880818
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Behind a Painted Smile

Summary

Behind a Painted Smile is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Behind a Painted Smile's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Behind a Painted Smile's genre is funk[4].
  • Behind a Painted Smile followed Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)[5].
  • Behind a Painted Smile was followed by Put Yourself in My Place[6].
  • Behind a Painted Smile was produced by Ivy Jo Hunter[7].
  • Among the performers on Behind a Painted Smile was The Isley Brothers[8].
  • Behind a Painted Smile's record label is recorded as Motown[9].
  • Behind a Painted Smile is part of Soul on the Rocks[10].
  • Behind a Painted Smile's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • Behind a Painted Smile was released on 1969[12].
  • Behind a Painted Smile's form of creative work is recorded as song[13].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6d502fd9-1194-42d0-a70f-df965662dbfb[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Behind a Painted Smile was performed by The Isley Brothers[8]. It was produced by Ivy Jo Hunter[7].

Publication

Behind a Painted Smile was published on 1969[12]. Its genre is funk[4]. It is part of Soul on the Rocks[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Behind a Painted Smile followed Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)[5]. It was followed by Put Yourself in My Place[6].

Why It Matters

Behind a Painted Smile ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Behind a Painted Smile. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/behind-a-painted-smile
MLA “Behind a Painted Smile.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/behind-a-painted-smile.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_behind-a-painted-smile_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Behind a Painted Smile}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/behind-a-painted-smile}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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