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This album was a considerable return to form, Smokey Robinson's most commercially successful solo LP up to this point (and highest-charting record in 11 years), entirely due to the single "Cruisin'" (number four pop and R&B), his biggest pop hit since "The Tears of a Clown." Motown doesn't seem to have recognized that track's potency, leading off with the flop "Get Ready" (a disco treatment of the old Temptations hit) before turning to "Cruisin'" as a second single several months after the LP's release. Where There's Smoke... then took off and peaked at number 17, more than six months after first appearing. Although the LP is divided into "Smoke" and "Fire" sides, both sides start out with rhythmic songs and gradually slow down to near-ballad speed, with the sensuous "Cruisin'" the final "Fire" track. In retrospect, the album may be uneven and a touch too disco-ish in places, but in 1979-1980, Where's There's Smoke... brought Smokey Robinson back into the limelight.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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W. Robinson, Composer - SONNY BURKE, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
W. Robinson, Composer - Jerry Butler, Producer - Stevie Wonder, Composer, Producer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, MainArtist - Homer Alexander Talbert 3, Producer
℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jerry Butler, Producer - Stevie Wonder, Producer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, MainArtist - L. Hanks, Composer - R. Massey, Composer - Homer Alexander Talbert 3, Producer
℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
W. Robinson, Composer - J. Bradford, Composer - Jerry Butler, Producer - Stevie Wonder, Producer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, MainArtist - Homer Alexander Talbert 3, Producer
℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
W. Robinson, Composer - Jerry Butler, Producer - Stevie Wonder, Producer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, MainArtist - Homer Alexander Talbert 3, Producer
℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
W. Robinson, Composer - Jerry Butler, Producer - Stevie Wonder, Producer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, MainArtist - Homer Alexander Talbert 3, Producer
℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of 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.
W. Robinson, Composer - Jerry Butler, Producer - Stevie Wonder, Producer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, MainArtist - Homer Alexander Talbert 3, Producer
℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
This album was a considerable return to form, Smokey Robinson's most commercially successful solo LP up to this point (and highest-charting record in 11 years), entirely due to the single "Cruisin'" (number four pop and R&B), his biggest pop hit since "The Tears of a Clown." Motown doesn't seem to have recognized that track's potency, leading off with the flop "Get Ready" (a disco treatment of the old Temptations hit) before turning to "Cruisin'" as a second single several months after the LP's release. Where There's Smoke... then took off and peaked at number 17, more than six months after first appearing. Although the LP is divided into "Smoke" and "Fire" sides, both sides start out with rhythmic songs and gradually slow down to near-ballad speed, with the sensuous "Cruisin'" the final "Fire" track. In retrospect, the album may be uneven and a touch too disco-ish in places, but in 1979-1980, Where's There's Smoke... brought Smokey Robinson back into the limelight.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:37
- Main artists: Smokey Robinson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UNI - MOTOWN
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2014 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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