Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - The Ultimate Collection
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Artist: Smokey Robinson & the MiraclesEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1998-02-10
Music Label: Motown
Soundtracks:
- Going to a Go-Go
- I Second That Emotion
- Shop Around
- Way Over There
- Bad Girl
- Who's Lovin' You
- I'll Try Something New
- You've Really Got a Hold on Me
- Mickey's Monkey
- I Like It Like That
- Ooo Baby Baby
- Choosey Beggar
- My Girl Has Gone
- Tears of a Clown
- Baby, Baby Don't Cry
- Tracks of My Tears
- Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage
- (Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need
- More Love
- Special Occasion
- If You Can Want
- Yester Love
- We've Come Too Far to End It Now
- What's So Good About Goodbye?
- (You Can) Depend on Me
Music reviews of The Ultimate Collection
Music Review: His Talent, His Voice, and His Songs
Rating: 4 Stars
"Smokey Robinson and The Miracles: The Ultimate Collection" is pretty much as described; a collection of the greatest hits of the man who's been called "The King of Motown." A greatly talented singer/songwriter; as a single, and with his group the Miracles, Robinson, a Detroit native, delivered 37 Top 40 Hits for Motown between 1960 and 1987. He delivered Motown's first big #1 hit in 1960 with "Better Shop Around," a million-selling r & b single that's still frequently heard around the world. He wrote "Mary Wells' "My Guy," (1964); the Temptations' "My Girl," and the Marvelettes'"Don't Mess with Bill." In his more than 50-year musical career in fact, he has penned more than 4000 songs. He was Vice President of Motown from 1961-1988, and has been described by such as Bob Dylan, and the Beatles, as a great poet.
But over all, of course, he is best known for his swooping, silky falsetto, as heard on "Ooh Baby Baby," (1965); "The Tracks of My Tears,"(1965); "Going to a Go-Go," (1965), and "I Second That Emotion," (1967). Then, of course, there's "You've Really Got A Hold on Me." His surprise 1970 hit "Tears of a Clown," jump-started his solo career. In his autobiography, the man has discussed frankly the addiction to crack cocaine that nearly destroyed his career in his 30's, and his battle back from that addiction. He now stands before us as the winner of many Grammies, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, and a 1988 inductee into the rock and roll hall of fame, somewhat controversially, without The Miracles. He's even got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. But most important of all, there's his talent, his voice, and his songs. Most of the big ones are here, as well as many lesser-known cuts that serve to showcase his outstanding talent.
Description of The Ultimate Collection
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles' 25-cut disc is the single most impressive one of Motown's Ultimate Collection series (which features 17 artists). Combining Smokey's endlessly inventive twists on romance (good and bad) with the Miracles' handful of straight-up party hits, it showcases one of American pop's most sure-footed and touching acts. The frontman's prowess as singer, writer, and producer lights up each of these single mixes; less-celebrated tracks like "My Girl Has Gone," "(You Can) Depend on Me," and "The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage" stand as tall as the many oldies-radio staples featured here. (For much more, including "Mirage's" unstoppable flip side, "Come Spy with Me," check out the four-disc 35th Anniversary box set.) Robinson and his collaborators, both in and out of the group, regularly injected undeniable emotion into their creamy constructions, making for a stack of tracks that remain as relevant as the contemporary creations of fans Lennon-McCartney and Bob Dylan. --Rickey WrightMotown CDs
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