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Four in Blue, the final Miracles LP of the '60s, was a mixed bag of songwriters and productions encompassing Ashford & Simpson, Mickey Gentile, Deke Richards, and Richard Morris. It followed just four months on from the forgettable Time Out, and though it featured no hits of any sort (compared to four for Time Out), it did trump its predecessor slightly. Of the four Smokey Robinson originals, "You Send Me (With Your Good Lovin')" and the ballad "A Legend in Its Own Time" are OK, but "Dreams, Dreams" is derivative of past glories and the down-hearted "When Nobody Cares" is only average. Surprisingly, the covers are more intriguing than anything else here; though the production on the group's cover of "Hey Jude" is unobtrusive (at best), Robinson's lead vocal adds a bit to an original that's hard to top, and "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" summons the transcendence of the Righteous Brothers' hit. The closer, a woodwind-led run-through of the Supremes' "My World Is Empty Without You," is interesting but strangely passionless.
© John Bush /TiVo
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William Robinson, Jr., Producer - Terry Johnson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - AL CLEVELAND, Producer, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., Producer - AL CLEVELAND, Producer, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Deke Richards, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist - Bea Verdi, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Deke Richards, Producer - Henry Cosby, Producer - John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist - Frank Wilson, Producer
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
NICKOLAS ASHFORD, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Valerie Simpson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., Producer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Barry Mann, ComposerLyricist - Cynthia Weil, ComposerLyricist - PHIL SPECTOR, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist - Mickey Gentile, Producer
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
NICKOLAS ASHFORD, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Valerie Simpson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., Producer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Morris, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Deke Richards, Producer - Dennis Lussier, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist - Debbie Dean, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., Producer - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist - Lamont Dozier, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Holland, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Four in Blue, the final Miracles LP of the '60s, was a mixed bag of songwriters and productions encompassing Ashford & Simpson, Mickey Gentile, Deke Richards, and Richard Morris. It followed just four months on from the forgettable Time Out, and though it featured no hits of any sort (compared to four for Time Out), it did trump its predecessor slightly. Of the four Smokey Robinson originals, "You Send Me (With Your Good Lovin')" and the ballad "A Legend in Its Own Time" are OK, but "Dreams, Dreams" is derivative of past glories and the down-hearted "When Nobody Cares" is only average. Surprisingly, the covers are more intriguing than anything else here; though the production on the group's cover of "Hey Jude" is unobtrusive (at best), Robinson's lead vocal adds a bit to an original that's hard to top, and "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" summons the transcendence of the Righteous Brothers' hit. The closer, a woodwind-led run-through of the Supremes' "My World Is Empty Without You," is interesting but strangely passionless.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:58
- Main artists: The Miracles
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UNI - MOTOWN
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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