Billy Smiley (born October 19, 1957 in Farmington, Michigan, United States) is a music producer, songwriter, and musician.
[1] After selling over 2 million albums with White Heart, Smiley turned to music production and artist development.
He is credited with producing or developing such Christian acts as Geoff Moore and the Distance, Margaret Becker, Rhonda Gunn, Newsboys, and Bebe & Cece Winans.
His most recent, and notable, writing and production accomplishment was earning a platinum certified album for former American Idol finalist Clay Aiken's version of Smiley's song "Merry Christmas with Love".
[citation needed] In 2021, Smiley collaborated with Nashville-based soul and acoustic artist, the late Larysa Jaye[2] , producing songs including "Birmingham (Side by Side)" and "No Other Face".