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There isn't much of a crucial difference between this and the previous Smokey Robinson & the Miracles collection entitled Anthology, originally issued in 1973 and then on CD with minor variations in 1995. More to the point, perhaps, about 85 percent of the songs on the two-CD set Ooo Baby Baby: The Anthology were also on the more plainly titled Anthology, so the differences are kind of cosmetic. Ooo Baby Baby: The Anthology has all 28 of their Top 40 hits, so someone looking for the essentials, garnished by a good amount of other material that isn't as familiar, will undoubtedly be satisfied. Ooo Baby Baby: The Anthology does have a small but significant edge in the inclusion of the exquisite mid-'60s mid-tempo ballad "Would I Love You," a great 1964 B-side that somehow escaped inclusion on the CD iteration of Anthology. As far as other minor differences that will probably escape detection by the great majority of listeners, there are first-ever stereo mixes of "Whatever Makes You Happy," "I Can Take a Hint," and "Baby Don't You Go"; the first CD appearance of both "I Can Take a Hint" (from the 1963 LP The Fabulous Miracles) and a live "I've Been Good to You" (also from a 1963 LP); and new, extended stereo mixes of "You've Really Got a Hold on Me," "Would I Love You," and "I'll Try Something New." However you slice it, it's great soul music, not much less solid than single-disc Miracles collections, though owners of the previous releases titled Anthology will not find enough extras here to merit investment.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Berry Gordy Jr., Producer, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Tyran, ComposerLyricist - The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Berry Gordy Jr., Producer, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer - The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1959 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., Producer, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist - The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1960 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., Producer, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1959 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., Producer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist - The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1960 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., Producer, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pete Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - The Miracles, MainArtist - Marv Tarplin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie White, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Claudette Robinson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Rogers, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., Producer, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist - The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1961 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Berry Gordy Jr., Producer - The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1961 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Berry Gordy Jr., Producer - Ronald White, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist - Riley C. Hampton, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., Producer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., Producer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist - Riley C. Hampton, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Janie Bradford, ComposerLyricist - Robert Rogers, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist - Stanley Ossman, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., Producer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist - Lamont Dozier, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Holland, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Ronald White, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist - Lamont Dozier, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Holland, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Berry Gordy Jr., Producer, Co-Producer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, Co-Producer - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Marvin Tarplin, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Warren Moore, ComposerLyricist - Robert Rogers, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Warren Moore, ComposerLyricist - Robert Rogers, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist - Don Whited, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Warren Moore, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Marvin Tarplin, ComposerLyricist - Warren Moore, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1965 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Marvin Tarplin, ComposerLyricist - Warren Moore, ComposerLyricist - Ronald White, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1965 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 2
Marvin Tarplin, ComposerLyricist - Warren Moore, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Robert Rogers, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Warren Moore, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1965 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
SMOKEY ROBINSON, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist - Frank Wilson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ronnie White, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Warren "Pete" Moore, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Claudette Robinson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Rogers, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Edward Holland Jr., ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist - Lamont Dozier, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1966 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., Producer, ComposerLyricist - Marvin Tarplin, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist - Warren "Pete" Moore, Producer
℗ 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., Producer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - AL CLEVELAND, Producer, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc.
SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1968 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
AL CLEVELAND, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1968 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
AL CLEVELAND, Producer, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1968 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., Producer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1968 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Warren Moore, Producer - Terry Johnson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - AL CLEVELAND, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Marvin Tarplin, ComposerLyricist - AL CLEVELAND, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Warren Moore, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Terry Johnson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - AL CLEVELAND, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dick Holler, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Marvin Tarplin, ComposerLyricist - AL CLEVELAND, Producer, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
George Gordy, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Allen Story, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist - Rosemary Gordy, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Riser, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - NICKOLAS ASHFORD, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Valerie Simpson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1970 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Henry Cosby, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist - Lamont Dozier, Producer - Brian Holland, Producer - Marv Tarplin, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie White, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Warren "Pete" Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Claudette Robinson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Rogers, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Terry Johnson, Producer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1971 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Henry Cosby, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Terry Johnson, Producer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist - David Van dePitte, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1971 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Terry Johnson, Producer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1971 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Marvin Tarplin, ComposerLyricist - Terry Johnson, Producer, Co-Producer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, Co-Producer - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1971 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
There isn't much of a crucial difference between this and the previous Smokey Robinson & the Miracles collection entitled Anthology, originally issued in 1973 and then on CD with minor variations in 1995. More to the point, perhaps, about 85 percent of the songs on the two-CD set Ooo Baby Baby: The Anthology were also on the more plainly titled Anthology, so the differences are kind of cosmetic. Ooo Baby Baby: The Anthology has all 28 of their Top 40 hits, so someone looking for the essentials, garnished by a good amount of other material that isn't as familiar, will undoubtedly be satisfied. Ooo Baby Baby: The Anthology does have a small but significant edge in the inclusion of the exquisite mid-'60s mid-tempo ballad "Would I Love You," a great 1964 B-side that somehow escaped inclusion on the CD iteration of Anthology. As far as other minor differences that will probably escape detection by the great majority of listeners, there are first-ever stereo mixes of "Whatever Makes You Happy," "I Can Take a Hint," and "Baby Don't You Go"; the first CD appearance of both "I Can Take a Hint" (from the 1963 LP The Fabulous Miracles) and a live "I've Been Good to You" (also from a 1963 LP); and new, extended stereo mixes of "You've Really Got a Hold on Me," "Would I Love You," and "I'll Try Something New." However you slice it, it's great soul music, not much less solid than single-disc Miracles collections, though owners of the previous releases titled Anthology will not find enough extras here to merit investment.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 52 track(s)
- Total length: 02:34:13
- Main artists: The Miracles
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UNI - MOTOWN
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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