The Best of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. Got a Job
2. Bad Girl
3. Way Over There
4. (You Can) Depend on Me
5. Who's Lovin' You
6. Shop Around
7. Ain't It Baby
8. Mighty Good Lovin'
9. Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues
10. What's So Good About Goodbye?
See all 26 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Going to a Go-Go
2. Whole Lot of Shakin' in My Heart (Since I Met You)
3. Choosey Beggar
4. I'm the One You Need
5. Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage
6. Til You Were Gone
7. I Second That Emotion
8. More Love
9. If You Can Want
10. Yester Love
See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
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Bob Dylan once called Smokey Robinson "one of America's greatest living poets," and one listen to the 50 sumptuous tracks in this power-packed two-CD set provides validation for the quote. Aside from being Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr.'s right-hand man almost from the label's inception, William "Smokey" Robinson was the author of a truckload of hits for the fledgling Motor City operation. With the Miracles, he was in peak form. This excellent compilation covers all the bases: from timeless classics such as "Shop Around," "You've Really Got a Hold on Me," "Ooo Baby Baby," "The Tracks of My Tears," "More Love," "I Second That Emotion," and the immortal "Tears of a Clown" to gems like 1960's "Who's Lovin' You" (later popularized by a youthful Michael Jackson and his brothers) and the group's earliest sides, "Got a Job," "Bad Girl," and "Way Over There." There are treats like a live version of "Going to a Go-Go" and previously unreleased cuts like "My Heart Says Yes" and "'Til You Were Gone." Truly a remarkable collection that leaves no doubt that Smokey and the Miracles remained at the top of their game for almost 15 years. --David Nathan

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The Best of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

The Best of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Smokey Robinson
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • It's Got all the songs I wanted
  • OOOOOOOOOOO, No Baby Baby
  • Like all the 20th Century Masters cds, it's very short
  • An ample sample. Original recordings in brilliant sound.
  • Buyer beware!!
 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Smokey Robinson
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ASIN: B00004YLQ0
Release Date: 2000-09-26

Tracks:

  1. Cruisin'
  2. Baby Come Close
  3. Baby That's Backatcha
  4. Quiet Storm (Long Version)
  5. Let Me Be The Clock
  6. There Will Come A Day (I'm Gonna Happen To You)
  7. Being With You/Aqui Con Tigo (English/Spanish Version)
  8. Tell Me Tomorrow (Part 1)
  9. I've Made Love To You A Thousand Times
  10. One Heartbeat
  11. Ooo Baby Baby (Live)

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No less an authority than Bob Dylan called Smokey Robinson "America's greatest living poet." Robinson wrote or cowrote numerous Motown classics for other artists, and songs with complex, emotional lyrics such as "The Tears of a Clown," "The Tracks of My Tears," and "I Second That Emotion," that became major hits for his own group, the Miracles. A cursory knowledge of Robinson's work is essential for any fan of pop music, and that's about what you'll get from this set. It doesn't get too deep into the Miracles' incredible run of 29 Top 40 hits recorded between 1960 and 1975, but it does include the bare essentials, plus two from the early days of Robinson's solo career, and one--"Love Machine"--that the Miracles took to the top of the charts without him. --Daniel Durchholz

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars It's Got all the songs I wanted.......2007-07-13

Tracks of my Tears, You've Really Got a Hold On Me, Ooh Baby Baby, I Second That Emotion. All easily worth the $6 total I paid with shipping for this CD. Who hasn't heard Smokey Robinson? No need to review the songs, we all know they are all time classics. The 20th century masters sets don't always have the best songs of an artist or group, but this one did.

3 out of 5 stars OOOOOOOOOOO, No Baby Baby.......2007-05-21

With the past several years, more of the R&B industry, has really seemed to miss out a whole lot when it absolutely comes to great music. Although it has been more Hip Hop and Rap, I really haven't heard a whole lot when it traditionally comes to contemporary R&B. There are so many classic acts, especially from the Motown era that are not really getting any attention other than minor releases these days, which is very unfortunate. Acts like Diana Ross ans The Commodores don't seem to have that attention anymore, and that also is happening with Smokey Robinson as well. He has spent five decades as a seductive crooner on his own, and with The Miracles, but there hasn't been a definitive hits record that has shown that right now. Even a budget one like this seems to be a hit, but most likely could be a miss.

The 2000 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Smokey Robinson, is a budget-priced single disc retrospective on his own solo hits, and not with his era with the Miracles from the 1960's. The songs here have all been collected well, but could've been remastered a bit better. The collection isn't really isn't a definitive reflection of his career, but works better for those who haven't heard his music yet. The collection includes classic tracks like Being With You, One Heartbeat, and Let Me Be The Clock. The album does try to bring the classic soul style back out, but misses out like most of the hits records from the 20th Century Masters series. This one overlooks his era with The Miracles, which was highlighted on another album, as well as classic tracks from Smokey including Ebony Eyes with the late Rick James from Superfreak fame, as well as his adult contemporary hits Just To See Her and Everything You Touch.

All in all, I really was expecting a whole lot better from this hits album from Smokey Robinson. It isn't really a bad record for those who haven't heard any great songs from the Motown era, but there are better single disc hits collections including the 1997 Ultimate Collection from Smokey Robinson, which is out of print, but available used, or the 2005 My World: The Definitive Collection which is currently a better bet at around this price. This one though misses the mark a bit from making love too, even more than a thousand times.

Album Cover: B

Songs: C 1/2-

Price: C

Remastering: C 1/2+

Overall: C

3 out of 5 stars Like all the 20th Century Masters cds, it's very short.......2005-07-22

The 20th Century Masters Collection is clearly a budget collection. So generally it never exceeds 12 tracks. And of course you can't sum up Smokey Robinson's carreer in 11 tracks. Still, the music deserves much more than 5 stars. Smokey Robinson has invented Quiet Storm, even before the late Luther Vandross. All the tracks are pure gems.
The good thing with this kind of cds is that it never seems too lenghty, it's always perfect, and makes you want to put the cd in shuffle. But well, the Ultimate Collection contains 17 songs and even if you find it too lenghty, it's always better to have 17 songs than 11, because it's you who select the songs so if you want to listen to 11 songs from this cd, it's also possible.
I know what I say seems ridiculous but I admit I regret a lot to have bought this collection instead of the Ultimate one.
This is the only cd I own from Smokey so far and it leaves me wanting more.
I wouldn't recommend it, except if you're looking for a budget cd

TOP 5
1. Quiet Storm
2. Baby Come Close
3. Being With You (I prefer the English version though)
4. Tell Me Tomorrow
5. Baby That's Backatcha

5 out of 5 stars An ample sample. Original recordings in brilliant sound. .......2005-03-02

This was the only Smokey Robinson & The Miracles I could find in my hometown and I was very pleased with it. It features 11 of Smokey & The Miracles's biggest hits in superlative sound. Smokey Robinson was one of the greatest songwriters in pop history and a major influence to Bob Dylan who referred to him in 1965 as "America's best poet". Whoever said the sound on this CD was bad must be listening it through a tin can because this was one of the best sounding Motown releases I've ever bought. Also these are the original recordings and some of his best, "Tracks Of My Tears" "Oooh Baby Baby" "Mickey's Monkey" "Tears Of A Clown" "I Second The Emotion" "Shop Around" "You Really Got A Hold On Me" "More Love"plus an extended studio verson of "Love Machine" from 1985 along with a couple of solo Smokey hits from the early 80's, "Cruisin" "Just To See Her". I admit that 11 classic Smokey songs may seem a bit skimpy, but if you don't have any CD's by him and you're on a budget, this is an excellent purchase. These would probably be your favorite 11 Smokey cuts even if you had 100 Smokey cuts in a deluxe boxed set. A good deal.

1 out of 5 stars Buyer beware!!.......2004-12-22

I just bought this CD and am totally disgusted with it. Looks like a great line-up of songs, right? Songs that you may have to purchase two or three albums to have, right? That's what I thought too. The fact of the matter is that the titles contained on this disc are NOT the original version of the Smokey songs we all know and love. This kind of duping of the listening and buying public ought to be stopped. Curses to Motown for their attempts at passing off outakes as the originals. It may be awhile, if ever, that I purchase anything on the Motown label. Do yourself and your pocketbook a favor and stay away from this turkey and for that matter, any of Motown's Millenium Masters series. They are a sham!
Whatever Makes You Happy: More of the Best...
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • You'll Want More, More, More...
  • Great Hidden Gem
  • Many great tracks not found elsewhere.
 Whatever Makes You Happy: More of the Best...
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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ASIN: B0000032YS
Release Date: 1993-02-16

Tracks:

  1. Money
  2. Won't You Take Me Back
  3. Whatever Makes You Happy
  4. Mighty Good Lovin' (Live)
  5. I Need A Change
  6. From Head To Toe
  7. More, More, More Of Your Love
  8. Swept For You Baby
  9. Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
  10. Don't Think It's Me
  11. Dancing's Alright
  12. You Only Built Me Up To Tear You Down
  13. I'll Take You Any Way That You Come
  14. My World Is Empty Without You
  15. Dreams, Dreams
  16. Backfire
  17. Flower Girl
  18. Faces

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This collection of album tracks from the Miracles' heyday functions as a shadow greatest-hits collection. Indeed, if the group hadn't been blessed with such a prolific leader, tunes such as "More, More, More of Your Love," "From Head to Toe," "Swept for You Baby," and "Backfire" might have found their places on the radio. As it is, casual Smokey fans have a dozen or more hidden classics to discover here. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars You'll Want More, More, More..........2001-05-15

This collection is one of a series of "More Of The Best" CDs that Rhino put out in association with Motown (the others were on The Four Tops, The Temptations, and Marvin Gaye). If you have one of the various hits collections on The Miracles, use this one to augment that one, and further your appreciation of a great group. A songwriter as profound and prolific as Smokey Robinson was bound to have some great tracks not be released as A-sides. In addition to the title track, you'll find the red-hot "More, More, More Of Your Love" here, and it's sure to fill a dance floor. "I Need A Change" is a track that first appeared on album on the vinyl compilation, Greatest Hits From The Beginning. This was its CD debut, and more hits from that classic album have been issued on another CD collection of rare tracks, "Along Came Love." "From Head To Toe" was a major-league track that got minor-league treatment due to the fact that it was on an album (Going To A Go-Go) that was overflowing with classic hits. It's one of the highlights of this CD. The collection follows the group's progress right up to the last year before Smokey started his solo career. It's interesting to see how Smokey's writing changed through these years, and also how he handled material from outside sources (compare "My World Is Empty Without You" and "Faces"). All in all, this CD is well worth the money. They just don't make records like this any more. After giving these songs a listen, you're sure to want "More, More, More..."!

5 out of 5 stars Great Hidden Gem.......2000-07-14

This is THe Kind Of Album that you want from one of your all-time favorites.while Motown is Known for putting out 99 Greatest Hits Sets it's Refreshing to get your hands on something of this Magnitude.The Miracles were a Tight Band Vocally with Great songs&Music.But Having a Genius Such as Smokey Robinson as your Leader Overshadowed them.still together this is Winning Material for any fan of The Miracles.these are Essential Motown Releases not the 99 Greatest Hit Compilations that they Stock Pile.

5 out of 5 stars Many great tracks not found elsewhere........1999-07-22

This is an album put out in 1993 for Miracles fans, not general pop fans, and is worth the money just for the fantastic I need a change, not otherwise available on CD. First two tracks are out on CD on Hi We're The Miracles (reissue of their first ever album) but it's hard to find. Tracks 7-11 are likewise impossible to find on CD, and Swept and Don't think are beautiful ballads, nearly the equal of hits like Ooo baby baby. I can't find track 13, a decent Tears of a clown period piece, anywhere else, and the remaining tracks are from 1969-1970 albums that are no longer available. Great value.
20th Century Masters - Millennium Collection: Best of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Eco-Friendly Packaging)
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    		20th Century Masters - Millennium Collection: Best of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Eco-Friendly Packaging)
    Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
    Manufacturer: Motown
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    ASIN: B000NA200K
    Release Date: 2007-03-13

    Tracks:

    1. Tears of a Clown
    2. Shop Around
    3. Tracks of My Tears
    4. I Second That Emotion
    5. Mickey's Monkey
    6. You've Really Got a Hold on Me
    7. More Love
    8. Ooo Baby Baby
    9. Cruisin'
    10. Just to See Her
    11. Love Machine [Long Version] - Billy Griffin, The Miracles

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    The 20th Century Masters series is the best-selling single-artist line in music history and is being re-released by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) in its ground-breaking, environmentally-friendly packaging format. A first for the music industry, the standard package (both sleeve and tray) will be completely paper-recyclable, continuing the company's long-standing commitment to being "green."

    To further reduce the amount of paper in the Eco-Pack, the CD booklet will no longer be offered. Official liner notes are easily accessible on the Internet at http://www.ilovethatsong.com/green.

    UMe is the first North American music company to replace the traditional jewel case with recycled paperboard sleeves and the plastic tray with trays made from PaperFoam®, a new packaging technology from Shorewood Packaging, a business of International Paper, that is paper-recyclable and biodegradable. Shorewood Packaging is the first North American packaging supplier to produce disc trays from PaperFoam®.
    Our Very Best Christmas
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Smokey At His Very Best
    		 Our Very Best Christmas
    Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
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    ASIN: B00000JPBJ
    Release Date: 1999-10-12

    Tracks:

    1. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
    2. Let It Snow
    3. Christmas Everyday
    4. I'll Be Home For Christmas
    5. Noel
    6. O' Holy Night
    7. Deck The Halls/Bring A Torch, Jeannette, Isabella
    8. I Can Tell When Christmas Is Near
    9. I Believe In Christmas Eve
    10. The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)
    11. Jingle Bells
    12. It's Christmas Time
    13. Go Tell It On The Mountain
    14. Away In A Manger/Coventry Carol
    15. Peace On Earth (Good Will Toward Men)
    16. Christmas Lullaby

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    Updated in stereo for this 1999 reissue, these Christmas cuts come mainly from 1963, with two Tamla album selections from '68 and '70 added. This Motown superstar's Christmas album is really a showcase for Robinson's timeless voice. Warm and romantic, Smokey Robinson is a consummate singer, a pharaoh of the falsetto and alto ranges who owns one of the 1960s' truly golden throats; when he sings all the other Miracles seem to fade into the mix. Robinson's lyrically rich version of the Stevie Wonder-penned "It's Christmas Time" highlights a 16-song collection of familiar seasonal fare and public-service greetings. Boomers who remember this from their lives as kids may want to share it with their children or their children's children, if only to commemorate the singing genius of that other Mr. Robinson. --Martin Keller

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Smokey At His Very Best.......1999-12-03

    Not only is this an excellent Christmas album, with very strong Christian overtones, it is also a collection of some of Smokey Robinson's finest vocal performances. The sound of both the earlier and the latter albums, which were combined for this reissue, is remarkably clean and yet warm. Add in a thoughful packaging effort and you have one of the best Christmas releases of the season.
    Superhits: 1967 (Time Life Music)
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      		Superhits: 1967 (Time Life Music)
      The Bee Gees , Stone Poneys , Harpers Bizarre , Bobby Vee and the Strangers , The Casinos , Petula Clark , The Monkees , Bobbie Gentry , The Young Rascals , and Spanky and Our Gang
      Manufacturer: Time Life Music
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      ASIN: B000SJUXGE

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      Released by Time Life Music . SONG LIST :1. Up-Up And Away---The 5th Dimension 2.Happy Together--The Turtles 3.Daydream Believer--- The Monkees 4. Dedicated to the One I Love---The Mamas and The Papas 5. How Can I Be Sure---The Young Rascals 6. Sunday Will Never Be the Same--- Spanky and Our Gang 7. I Second That Emotion---Smokey Robinson and The Miracles 8. 98.6--- Keith 9. I Say a Little Prayer--- Dionne Warwick 10. To Love Somebody---The Bee Gees 11. Tell It like It Is--- Aaron Neville 12.Windy---The Association 13.Don't Sleep in the Subway--- Petula Clark 14. Come Back When You Grow Up--- Bobby Vee and The Strangers 15. Different Drum--- Stone Poneys 16. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)--- Harper's Bizarre 17. The Rain, the Park And Other Things---The Cowsills 18. Love Is Here And Now You're Gone---The Supremes 19. (The Lights Went Out In) Massachusetts---The Bee Gees 20. Green, Green Grass of Home---Tom Jones 21. Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye--- The Casinos 22.Ode to Billie Joe- Bobbie Gentry
      Heart Rock: 40 Great Love Songs [Time-life Music]
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      • TRACK LIST
      		 Heart Rock: 40 Great Love Songs [Time-life Music]
      Various Artists 1. Take My Breath Away -- Berlin 2. Joanna -- Kool & The Gang 3. Total Eclipse Of The Heart -- Bonnie Tyler 4. A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) -- Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio 5. In Too Deep -- Genesis , Use Ta Be My Girl -- The O'Jays 7. All By Myself -- Eric Carmen 8. I Can Dream About You -- Dan Hartman 9. Still -- Commodores , Jr With Bill Withers 11. Sexual Healing -- Marvin Gaye 12. Just Remember I Love You -- Firefall Just The Two Of Us -- Grover Washington , Too Little, Too Late -- Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams 16. Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me -- Gladys Knight & The Pips Even The Nights Are Better -- Air Supply 14. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me -- Culture Club 15. Too Much , Shake You Down -- Gregory Abbott 18. Being With You -- Smokey Robinson 19. I'd Really Love To See You Tonigh -- England Dan & John Ford Coley , 1. Minute By Minute -- The Doobie Brothers 2. Time After Time -- Cyndi Lauper 3. Almost Paradise...Love Theme From Footloose -- Ann Wilson & Mike Reno 4. Lotta Love -- Nicolette Larson 5. I'm In You -- Peter Frampton , 6. Run To Me -- Dionne Warwick & Barry Manilow 7. Endless Love -- Diana Ross & Lionel Richie 8. Secret Lovers -- Atlantic Starr 9. After The Love Has Gone -- Earth Wind & Fire 10. Torn Between Two Lovers -- Mary MacGregor , 11. Can't We Try -- Dan Hill With Vonda Sheppard 12. One Hundred Ways -- Quincy Jones Featuring James Ingram 13. L-O-V-E (Love) -- Al Green 14. You're Only Lonely -- John David Souther , 15. All Cried Out -- Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam 16. You're All I Need To Get By -- Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell 17. Keep On Loving You -- REO Speedwagon , and 18. I Go Crazy -- Paul Davis 19. Open Arms -- Journey 20. Hold Me Now -- The Thompson Twins 21. You Are So Beautiful -- Joe Cocker
      Manufacturer: Time Life
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      Heart Rock (Disc A) Label: Time-Life Music Year: 1988 Track Title 1. Take My Breath Away -- Berlin 2. Joanna -- Kool & The Gang 3. Total Eclipse Of The Heart -- Bonnie Tyler 4. A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) -- Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio 5. In Too Deep -- Genesis 6. Use Ta Be My Girl -- The O'Jays 7. All By Myself -- Eric Carmen 8. I Can Dream About You -- Dan Hartman 9. Still -- Commodores 10. Just The Two Of Us -- Grover Washington,Jr With Bill Withers 11. Sexual Healing -- Marvin Gaye 12. Just Remember I Love You -- Firefall 13. Even The Nights Are Better -- Air Supply 14. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me -- Culture Club 15. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late -- Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams 16. Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me -- Gladys Knight & The Pips 17. Shake You Down -- Gregory Abbott 18. Being With You -- Smokey Robinson 19. I'd Really Love To See You Tonigh -- England Dan & John Ford Coley ---==== Heart Rock (Disc B) Label: Time-Life Music Year: 1988 Track Title 1. Minute By Minute -- The Doobie Brothers 2. Time After Time -- Cyndi Lauper 3. Almost Paradise...Love Theme From Footloose -- Ann Wilson & Mike Reno 4. Lotta Love -- Nicolette Larson 5. I'm In You -- Peter Frampton 6. Run To Me -- Dionne Warwick & Barry Manilow 7. Endless Love -- Diana Ross & Lionel Richie 8. Secret Lovers -- Atlantic Starr 9. After The Love Has Gone -- Earth Wind & Fire 10. Torn Between Two Lovers -- Mary MacGregor 11. Can't We Try -- Dan Hill With Vonda Sheppard 12. One Hundred Ways -- Quincy Jones Featuring James Ingram 13. L-O-V-E (Love) -- Al Green 14. You're Only Lonely -- John David Souther 15. All Cried Out -- Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam 16. You're All I Need To Get By -- Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell 17. Keep On Loving You -- REO Speedwagon 18. I Go Crazy -- Paul Davis 19. Open Arms -- Journey 20. Hold Me Now -- The Thompson Twins 21. You Are So Beautiful -- Joe Cocker

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars TRACK LIST.......2007-01-08

      Heart Rock (Disc A)
      Label: Time-Life Music
      Year: 1988

      Track Title
      1. Take My Breath Away -- Berlin
      2. Joanna -- Kool & The Gang
      3. Total Eclipse Of The Heart -- Bonnie Tyler
      4. A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) -- Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio
      5. In Too Deep -- Genesis
      6. Use Ta Be My Girl -- The O'Jays
      7. All By Myself -- Eric Carmen
      8. I Can Dream About You -- Dan Hartman
      9. Still -- Commodores
      10. Just The Two Of Us -- Grover Washington,Jr With Bill Withers
      11. Sexual Healing -- Marvin Gaye
      12. Just Remember I Love You -- Firefall
      13. Even The Nights Are Better -- Air Supply
      14. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me -- Culture Club
      15. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late -- Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams
      16. Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me -- Gladys Knight & The Pips
      17. Shake You Down -- Gregory Abbott
      18. Being With You -- Smokey Robinson
      19. I'd Really Love To See You Tonigh -- England Dan & John Ford Coley

      Heart Rock (Disc B)
      Label: Time-Life Music
      Year: 1988

      Track Title
      1. Minute By Minute -- The Doobie Brothers
      2. Time After Time -- Cyndi Lauper
      3. Almost Paradise...Love Theme From Footloose -- Ann Wilson & Mike Reno
      4. Lotta Love -- Nicolette Larson
      5. I'm In You -- Peter Frampton
      6. Run To Me -- Dionne Warwick & Barry Manilow
      7. Endless Love -- Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
      8. Secret Lovers -- Atlantic Starr
      9. After The Love Has Gone -- Earth Wind & Fire
      10. Torn Between Two Lovers -- Mary MacGregor
      11. Can't We Try -- Dan Hill With Vonda Sheppard
      12. One Hundred Ways -- Quincy Jones Featuring James Ingram
      13. L-O-V-E (Love) -- Al Green
      14. You're Only Lonely -- John David Souther
      15. All Cried Out -- Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
      16. You're All I Need To Get By -- Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
      17. Keep On Loving You -- REO Speedwagon
      18. I Go Crazy -- Paul Davis
      19. Open Arms -- Journey
      20. Hold Me Now -- The Thompson Twins
      21. You Are So Beautiful -- Joe Cocker

      Superhits: The Early '70s (Time Life Music)
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        		Superhits: The Early '70s (Time Life Music)
        The Chairmen of the Board , Albert Hammond , Delaney and Bonnie and Friends , Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes , The Friends of Distinction , The Buoys , Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose , The Partridge Family , Smokey Robinson and the Miracles , and Don McLean
        Manufacturer: Time Life Music
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD
        ASIN: B000THMAK2

        Product Description

        Super Hits - The Early '70s - Various Artists [1992] All tracks stereo. 22 songs. Song list: Maggie May - Rod Stewart/Listen To The Music - Doobie Brothers/Time In A Bottle - Jim Croce/Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers/I Woke Up In Love This Morning - Partridge Family/The Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson & Miracles/Give Me Just A Little More Time - Chairmen Of The Board/Love Train - O'Jays/It Never Rains In Southern California - Albert Hammond/Never Ending Song Of Love - Delaney & Bonnie & Friends/If You Don't Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin & Blue Notes/Sooner Or Later - Grass Roots/Let's Stay Together - Al Green/If - Bread/Fire And Rain - James Taylor/Love Or Let Me Be Lonely - Friends Of Distinction/Ventura Highway - America/Timothy - Buoys/Too Late To Turn Back Now - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose/The Love You Save - Jackson 5/Speak To The Sky - Rick Springfield/Vincent - Don McLean
        Best of Soul: Four Tops/Temptations/Smokey Robinson
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          		Best of Soul: Four Tops/Temptations/Smokey Robinson
          Various Artists
          Manufacturer: Madacy Records
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | R&B | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
          SoulSoul | Compilations | R&B | Styles | Music
          ASIN: B000AMWIPI
          Release Date: 2005-09-06

          Tracks:

          1. Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got) [Live] - The Four Tops
          2. Are You Man Enough [Live] - The Four Tops
          3. I Am Your Man [Live] - The Four Tops
          4. Keeper of the Castle [Live] - The Four Tops
          5. Love Music/Reach Out I'll Be There/Standing in the Shadows of Love ... - The Four Tops
          6. Baby I Need Your Loving [Live] - The Four Tops
          7. I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) [Live] - The Four Tops
          8. Midnight Flower [Live] - The Four Tops
          9. One Chain (Don't Make No Prison) [Live] - The Four Tops

          Tracks:

          1. My Girl - Smokey Robinson
          2. I'm Ready for Love - The Temptations
          3. Don't Look Back - The Temptations
          4. You've Really Got a Hold on Me - The Temptations
          5. Paradise [*] - The Temptations
          6. (I Know) I'm Losing You - The Temptations
          7. My Baby - The Temptations
          8. Two Sides to Love - The Temptations
          9. I've Passed This Way Before - The Temptations
          10. Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue) [*] - The Temptations
          11. End of Our Road [*] - The Temptations

          Tracks:

          1. Shop Around - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
          2. My Love for You - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
          3. Get Ready - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
          4. Hey Jude - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
          5. He Don't Care About Me [*] - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
          6. If You Can Wait - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
          7. After All - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
          8. I Second That Emotion - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
          9. Money (That's What I Want) - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
          10. For Once in My Life [*] - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
          11. Betcha by Golly Wow [*] - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
          20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Smokey Robinson (Eco-Friendly Packaging)
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            		20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Smokey Robinson (Eco-Friendly Packaging)
            Smokey Robinson
            Manufacturer: Motown
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            GeneralGeneral | R&B | Styles | Music
            MotownMotown | R&B | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
            Quiet StormQuiet Storm | R&B | Styles | Music
            CDs $7 - $10CDs $7 - $10 | Soul General | Soul | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
            All Bargain TitlesAll Bargain Titles | Soul General | Soul | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
            ASIN: B000NJWT8Y
            Release Date: 2007-04-03

            Tracks:

            1. Cruisin'
            2. Baby Come Close
            3. Quiet That's Backatcha
            4. Quiet Storm (Long Version)
            5. Let Me Be The Clock
            6. There Will Come A Day (I'm Gonna Happen To You)
            7. Being With You (English Spanish Version)
            8. Tell Me Tomorrow - Pt. 1
            9. I've Made Love To You A Thousand Times
            10. One Heartbeat
            11. Ooo Baby Baby (Live)

            Album Description

            The 20th Century Masters series is the best-selling single-artist line in music history and is being re-released by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) in its ground-breaking, environmentally-friendly packaging format. A first for the music industry, the standard package (both sleeve and tray) will be completely paper-recyclable, continuing the company's long-standing commitment to being "green."

            To further reduce the amount of paper in the Eco-Pack, the CD booklet will no longer be offered. Official liner notes are easily accessible on the Internet at http://www.ilovethatsong.com/green.

            UMe is the first North American music company to replace the traditional jewel case with recycled paperboard sleeves and the plastic tray with trays made from PaperFoam®, a new packaging technology from Shorewood Packaging, a business of International Paper, that is paper-recyclable and biodegradable. Shorewood Packaging is the first North American packaging supplier to produce disc trays from PaperFoam®.
            The Best of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
            Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
            • THE MIRACLES...MOTOWN'S GREATEST GROUP...PERIOD !!
            • How can this be in limited release!?!?!?!?
            • One of the best of the soul era
            		 The Best of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
            Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
            Manufacturer: Motown
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            GeneralGeneral | Pop | Styles | Music
            Classic R&BClassic R&B | R&B | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | R&B | Styles | Music
            MotownMotown | R&B | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
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            1. Anthology-The Best of The Temptations

            ASIN: B000001A88
            Release Date: 1995-03-21

            Tracks:

            1. Got A Job
            2. Bad Girl
            3. Way Over There
            4. (You Can) Depend On Me
            5. Who's Lovin' You
            6. Shop Around
            7. Ain't It Baby
            8. Mighty Good Lovin'
            9. Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues
            10. What's So Good About Goodbye
            11. I've Been Good To You
            12. A Love That Can Never Be
            13. I'll Try Something New
            14. My Heart Says Yes
            15. A Love She Can Count On
            16. You've Really Got A Hold On Me
            17. Mickey's Monkey
            18. I Gotta Dance To Keep From Crying
            19. (You Can't Let The Boy OVerpower) The Man In You
            20. I Like It Like That
            21. That's What Love Is Made Of
            22. Show Me You Can Dance
            23. Come On Do The Jerk
            24. Ooo Baby Baby
            25. My Girl Has Gone
            26. The Tracks Of My Tears

            Tracks:

            1. Going To A Go-Go
            2. Whole Lot Of Shakin' In My Heart (Since I Met You)
            3. Choosey Beggar
            4. (Come 'Round Here) I'm The One You Need
            5. The Love I Saw In You Was Just A Mirage
            6. 'Til You Were Gone
            7. I Second That Emotion
            8. More Love
            9. If You Can Want
            10. Yester Love
            11. Baby, Baby Don't Cry
            12. Special Occasion
            13. Here I Go Again
            14. Point It Out
            15. Doggone Right
            16. Abraham, Martin And John
            17. Who's Gonna Take The Blame
            18. The Tears Of A Clown
            19. I Don't Blame You At All
            20. A Can't Stand To See You Cry
            21. Crazy About The La La La
            22. Satisfaction
            23. We've Come Too Far To End It Now
            24. Going To A Go-Go (Live)

            Amazon.com

            Bob Dylan once called Smokey Robinson "one of America's greatest living poets," and one listen to the 50 sumptuous tracks in this power-packed two-CD set provides validation for the quote. Aside from being Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr.'s right-hand man almost from the label's inception, William "Smokey" Robinson was the author of a truckload of hits for the fledgling Motor City operation. With the Miracles, he was in peak form. This excellent compilation covers all the bases: from timeless classics such as "Shop Around," "You've Really Got a Hold on Me," "Ooo Baby Baby," "The Tracks of My Tears," "More Love," "I Second That Emotion," and the immortal "Tears of a Clown" to gems like 1960's "Who's Lovin' You" (later popularized by a youthful Michael Jackson and his brothers) and the group's earliest sides, "Got a Job," "Bad Girl," and "Way Over There." There are treats like a live version of "Going to a Go-Go" and previously unreleased cuts like "My Heart Says Yes" and "'Til You Were Gone." Truly a remarkable collection that leaves no doubt that Smokey and the Miracles remained at the top of their game for almost 15 years. --David Nathan

            Customer Reviews:

            5 out of 5 stars THE MIRACLES...MOTOWN'S GREATEST GROUP...PERIOD !!.......2006-06-11



            I dont care what others say about The Supremes,Temptations, or other Motown groups,the MIRACLES were the greatest group to ever come out of Motown.PERIOD!! Why ? for one thing,they were the FIRST MOTOWN GROUP.It was their success that paved the way for all the others. Had they not been sucessful, there would have been NO MOTOWN,and none of those other groups would have been found fame ,or at least not to the extent which they did.They also had Motown's first million-selling record "Shop Around".THE MIRACLES put MOTOWN ON THE MAP!! During the company's critical early years- 1959-1964- they were BY FAR Motowns TOP GROUP,(despite what certain reviewers have written}with TOP 10 pop hits in 1961,'62,AND '63,the STAR ATTRACTION of the legendary MOTORTOWN REVUES,and the only group that was bringing any serious money into the company!!Yet,while all the others were inducted, AS GROUPS,into the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME,THE MIRACLES were ignored. They chose to induct only SMOKEY.What a shame and insult to Motown's First Group. The TEMPTATIONS ? great singers and dancers to be sure,but what most Temptations fans won't tell you is that 9 of their first 12 hits were actually written by The MIRACLES !! not just Smokey,THE WHOLE GROUP !! Don't believe it ? just look at the writing credits on the Tempts GREATEST HITS album !THE SUPREMES ? They wouldn't have even GOTTEN on Motown if not for Smokey !!Stevie Wonder? He was discovered by Miracles member RONNIE WHITE !! MARVIN GAYE,MARY WELLS,& THE MARVELETTES? Yeah,they wrote their stuff too.The MIRACLES were responsible, either directly or indirectly,for the success of just about EVERY EARLY ARTIST on the MOTOWN LABEL!! In fact ,of the five leading Motown groups ( Supremes, Temptations,4 tops,Miracles,J-5 }The MIRACLES were the ONLY ones that wrote their own material !! Hopefully one day ,the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME will induct them ALL,SMOKEY,BOBBY,RONNIE,PETE, MARV & CLAUDETTE ,not just SMOKEY , as they did.Want to know why they deserve it? Just listen to this CD.Then read the writing credits. It will prove that SMOKEY wasn't the ONLY serious talent in this group !!


            5 out of 5 stars How can this be in limited release!?!?!?!?.......2002-07-08

            This great collection should be permanently available. It is impossible to overstate the influence of Smokey Robinson to the Motown Sound and to sixties music (and beyond!) in general.

            The sound of these disks is very good. The booklet has some great photos, material about the history of the group, and information about each recording.

            The only thing that I keep wondering is why people insist that the great sounding bassoon on "Tears of a Clown" is a baritone sax. Folks, that is a BASSOON!

            5 out of 5 stars One of the best of the soul era.......1998-12-05

            Anyone who remembers the music of the late 50's and the sounds of the soul era must have this album. Smokey and the Miracles take you from the highs to the lows...alternately clapping and crying. Although not all of thes songs were tremendous hits, you'll remember them from somewhere.

            Soul Music:

            1. The Best of the Three Degrees: When Will I See You Again
            2. The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
            3. The Gap Band II
            4. The Jacksons
            5. The Soul of a Bell
            6. Think [Original recording remastered]
            7. This Is How We Do It
            8. Time to Move On
            9. To Make Me Who I Am
            10. WDAS FM Classic Soul Hits: WDAS

            Soul Music

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