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There's little question that this double-disc, 32-track collection is too much for most fans -- whether they're fans of Robinson's solo efforts, or Miracles fans looking to find a one-stop collection of his very best solo hits. Nevertheless, this could hardly be called anything but thorough, since it chronicles not only all of his crossover hits, but also urban soul hits, radio favorites, and album cuts. As such, it can be a bit much, particularly because only "Quiet Storm," "Being With You," "Cruisin," and maybe "Ebony Eyes" could be conceivably ranked among his best work, but this is certainly the most thorough and best overview of Smokey's solo recordings. And while it may be too much for the average listener, it's hard to imagine how this could be bettered for the serious fan.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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William Robinson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, MainArtist - Willie Hutch, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Marvin Tarplin, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Willie Hutch, Producer, Co-Producer - Pamela Moffett-Young, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Marvin Tarplin, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Willie Hutch, Producer
℗ 1973 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Rose Jones, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Willie Hutch, Producer - Rose Ella Jones, ComposerLyricist - Gene Pello, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Hudgins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Venable, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Willie Hutch, Producer - Jerry Hudgins, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Venable, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Willie Hutch, Producer - Jerry Hudgins, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Venable, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1975 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., Producer - Marvin Tarplin, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pamela Moffett-Young, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kathy Wakefield, ComposerLyricist - Brenda Sutton, Composer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, MainArtist - Michael B. Sutton, Producer
℗ 1977 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., Producer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Rose Ella Jones, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Michael Sutton, ComposerLyricist - Brenda Sutton, Producer, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, MainArtist - Berry Gordy, Producer - Michael B. Sutton, Producer
℗ 1978 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Marvin Tarplin, ComposerLyricist - Warren Moore, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Marvin Tarplin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chuck Rainey, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Bernard Ighner, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Smith, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Ashford, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer - Cal Harris, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JAMES GADSON, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - David T. Walker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - SONNY BURKE, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - CHARLES WRIGHT, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Jackson, Jr., Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Patricia Henley Talbert, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Randy Dunlap, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Roger Dollarhide, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ronnie McNeir, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Claudette Robinson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Lizzio, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Bongo Brown, Bongos, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie Rancifer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Melvin "Wah Wah" Ragin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Cooper, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ivory Davis, Tambourine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paula Dickerson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - James Sledge, Conga, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Jacobsen, Horn, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Gail Ritter, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., Producer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., Producer, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, MainArtist
℗ 1980 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 2
George Tobin, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Piccarillo, Producer, Associate Producer
℗ 1981 UMG Recordings, Inc.
George Tobin, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
George Tobin, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger - SMOKEY ROBINSON, MainArtist - Mike Piccirillo, Producer, Associate Producer, ComposerLyricist - Gary Goetzman, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1982 UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - George Tobin, Producer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, MainArtist - Mike Piccirillo, Producer, Associate Producer
℗ 1982 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Marvin Tarplin, ComposerLyricist - Reginald Burke, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1982 UMG Recordings, Inc.
George Tobin, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Barbara Mitchell, FeaturedArtist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, MainArtist - Dave J. De Luca, ComposerLyricist - Ted Munda, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1983 UMG Recordings, Inc.
George Tobin, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - A. GREEN, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, MainArtist
℗ 1983 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1983 UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - SONNY BURKE, Producer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1984 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Berry Gordy Jr., Producer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, MainArtist - Brian Malouf, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - MICHAEL STOKES, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Rochelle, Producer
℗ 1984 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - The Temptations, MainArtist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, MainArtist
℗ 1986 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Peter Bunetta, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Chudacoff, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, MainArtist - Louis Joseph Pardini, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Pete Georgantones, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1987 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Peter Bunetta, Producer - Rick Chudacoff, Producer - Brian Ray, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, MainArtist - Steve LeGassick, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1987 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Peter Bunetta, Producer - Rick Chudacoff, Producer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Tavani, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1987 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dennis Lambert, Producer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, MainArtist - Stephen Elliot Werfel, ComposerLyricist - Pamela P. Reswick, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
There's little question that this double-disc, 32-track collection is too much for most fans -- whether they're fans of Robinson's solo efforts, or Miracles fans looking to find a one-stop collection of his very best solo hits. Nevertheless, this could hardly be called anything but thorough, since it chronicles not only all of his crossover hits, but also urban soul hits, radio favorites, and album cuts. As such, it can be a bit much, particularly because only "Quiet Storm," "Being With You," "Cruisin," and maybe "Ebony Eyes" could be conceivably ranked among his best work, but this is certainly the most thorough and best overview of Smokey's solo recordings. And while it may be too much for the average listener, it's hard to imagine how this could be bettered for the serious fan.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 32 track(s)
- Total length: 02:27:25
- Main artists: Smokey Robinson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UNI - MOTOWN
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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