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Sara Allen

Sara Allen is credited on 1,115 releases across 262 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1974–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,115

Pressings credited

262

Albums

6

Decades active

1,102

In collections

Biography

Sara Allen (born March 23, 1954) is an American songwriter best known for her work with the duo Hall & Oates. Working as a flight attendant in the early 1970s, Allen was introduced to John Oates, who subsequently wrote the song "Las Vegas Turnaround (The Stewardess Song)" which featured on the duo's second album Abandoned Luncheonette about Allen, who had begun a long-term relationship with Daryl Hall, which lasted until 2001. Hall wrote the song "Sara Smile", Hall & Oates' first American hit from the duo's fourth album Daryl Hall & John Oates, about Allen in 1975. Allen contributed to many of the duo's hit singles, including "You Make My Dreams", "Private Eyes", "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" and "Maneater". Her sister Janna Allen was another songwriter who worked with Hall & Oates.

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1,115 releases · 262 albums · active 1974–2026

  • Performance · 1,952
  • Other credits · 155
  • Production · 1

Studios: Electric Lady Studios · The Hit Factory · Calliope Studios · Island Media Studios

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