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Motown attempts to cash in on the Miracles' hit "Mickey's Monkey" by releasing an album of dance tunes, resulting in a fair to middling collection. "I Gotta Dance to Keep from Crying," with its call and response opening, shuffling beat, and hot sax break by Thomas "Beans" Bowles, is a gem, as is the Bo Diddley-inspired title cut about a cat named Mickey from out of town. Smokey's self-written "Groovy Thing" is nice filler, but nothing spectacular. Their renditions of dance classics made popular by others -- Major Lance, the Orlons Chris Kenner, the Isley Brothers, the Contours -- are not as compelling as the originals. The huge cartoon character portraying a goofy-looking monkey named Mickey on the cover made this LP a favorite with kids.
© Andrew Hamilton /TiVo
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Lamont Dozier, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Holland, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1963 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
J.W. Alexander, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, ComposerLyricist - Lamont Dozier, Producer - Brian Holland, Producer - The Miracles, MainArtist - Clifton White, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Appell, ComposerLyricist - Kal Mann, ComposerLyricist - Lamont Dozier, Producer - Brian Holland, Producer - The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1963 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lamont Dozier, Producer - Brian Holland, Producer - Hank Ballard, ComposerLyricist - The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1963 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Zelda Samuels, ComposerLyricist - Robert Rogers, ComposerLyricist - Lamont Dozier, Producer - Brian Holland, Producer - The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1963 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Christopher Kenner, ComposerLyricist - Lamont Dozier, Producer - Brian Holland, Producer - Fats Domino, ComposerLyricist - The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1963 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lamont Dozier, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Holland, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1963 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Curtis Mayfield, ComposerLyricist - Lamont Dozier, Producer - Brian Holland, Producer - The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1963 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Lamont Dozier, Producer - Brian Holland, Producer - The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1963 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
BERT BERNS, ComposerLyricist - Phil Medley, ComposerLyricist - Lamont Dozier, Producer - Brian Holland, Producer - The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1963 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., ComposerLyricist - Lamont Dozier, Producer - Brian Holland, Producer - The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1963 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Motown attempts to cash in on the Miracles' hit "Mickey's Monkey" by releasing an album of dance tunes, resulting in a fair to middling collection. "I Gotta Dance to Keep from Crying," with its call and response opening, shuffling beat, and hot sax break by Thomas "Beans" Bowles, is a gem, as is the Bo Diddley-inspired title cut about a cat named Mickey from out of town. Smokey's self-written "Groovy Thing" is nice filler, but nothing spectacular. Their renditions of dance classics made popular by others -- Major Lance, the Orlons Chris Kenner, the Isley Brothers, the Contours -- are not as compelling as the originals. The huge cartoon character portraying a goofy-looking monkey named Mickey on the cover made this LP a favorite with kids.
© Andrew Hamilton /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:28:06
- Main artists: The Miracles
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UNI - MOTOWN
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1963 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1963 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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