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Though not the artistic success of Renaissance, the Miracles' second LP fared better commercially due to the sinuous "Do It Baby," their first bonafide hit without Smokey Robinson. "Do It Baby" shocked many loyal Miracles fans; they had never recorded a song as sexually explicit as the midtempo romper. It's easy to see why Billy Griffin was chosen to replace Robinson -- his tenor is naturally high like Smokey's, without ranging into falsetto. Some of the songs are too saccharine, almost bubblegum; "Up Again," for example, would have been better suited for a younger group. Willie Hutch's "I Can't Get Ready for Losing You," however, is a guitar-driven smoker that speeds along like a runaway locomotive. For some reason, "What Is a Heart Good For," from the first album, is included here too.
© Andrew Hamilton /TiVo
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Christine Yarian, ComposerLyricist - Billy Griffin, FeaturedArtist - Freddie Perren, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Sellers, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1974 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Fonce Mizell, Producer - Freddie Perren, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Christine Yarian Perren, ComposerLyricist - The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1973 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Michael O'Martian, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Perren, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Day, ComposerLyricist - Tony Hiller, ComposerLyricist - The Miracles, MainArtist - John Kenneth Goodison, ComposerLyricist - Joe Porter, Producer - Mike Leslie, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leon Ware, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - ARTHUR ROSS, ComposerLyricist - Russ Terrana, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hal Davis, Producer - The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1974 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Christine Yarian, ComposerLyricist - Gene Page, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Perren, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leon Ware, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Davis, Producer - The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1973 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Willie Hutch, Producer - Clifton Davis, ComposerLyricist - Hal Davis, Producer - The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1974 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leon Ware, ComposerLyricist - Willie Hutch, Producer - Hal Davis, Producer - The Miracles, MainArtist - Dave Blumberg, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
James Anthony Carmichael, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Davis, Producer - The Miracles, MainArtist - Arthur Wright, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Grady, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Willie Hutch, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Hal Davis, Producer - The Miracles, MainArtist - Richard Hutch, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Christine Yarian, ComposerLyricist - Billy Griffin, FeaturedArtist - Freddie Perren, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Sellers, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Moulton, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Though not the artistic success of Renaissance, the Miracles' second LP fared better commercially due to the sinuous "Do It Baby," their first bonafide hit without Smokey Robinson. "Do It Baby" shocked many loyal Miracles fans; they had never recorded a song as sexually explicit as the midtempo romper. It's easy to see why Billy Griffin was chosen to replace Robinson -- his tenor is naturally high like Smokey's, without ranging into falsetto. Some of the songs are too saccharine, almost bubblegum; "Up Again," for example, would have been better suited for a younger group. Willie Hutch's "I Can't Get Ready for Losing You," however, is a guitar-driven smoker that speeds along like a runaway locomotive. For some reason, "What Is a Heart Good For," from the first album, is included here too.
© Andrew Hamilton /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:34
- Main artists: The Miracles
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UNI - MOTOWN
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1974 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1974 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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