Nombre Real: William Robinson Jr. Ocupación: cantante, compositor y productor discográfico de R&B y soul. Nacimiento: 19 de febrero de 1940. Lugar de Nacimiento: Míchigan, Estados Unidos. Fallecimiento (†): N/D.
Smokey Robinson (1940) era el lider y compositor de este grupo, que caracterizaba como pocos al sello Tamla Motown, Motown es una abreviatura de motor town, en referencia a la ciudad de Detroit.
El sello Motown lo dirigía Berry Gordy y Smokey Robinson era uno de sus artistas insignia junto a The supremes, Marvin Gaye o The tempations.
Quizá de todos los éxitos que tuvieron the miracles en la primera mitad de los años 60, el más representativo es «you really got a hold on me», también muy conocido en la versión de The Beatles.
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Albums
Tamla Motown releases
• 1973 Smokey
• 1974 Pure Smokey
• 1975 A Quiet Storm
• 1976 Smokey's Family Robinson
• 1977 Deep in My Soul
• 1977 Big Time (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
• 1978 Love Breeze
• 1978 Smokin'
• 1979 Where There's Smoke...
• 1980 Warm Thoughts
• 1981 Being with You
• 1982 Yes It's You Lady
• 1983 Touch the Sky
• 1984 Essar
• 1986 Smoke Signals
Motown releases
• 1987 One Heartbeat
• 1990 Love, Smokey
• 1999 Intimate
• 2005 My World (The Definitive Collection)
Other label releases
• 1991 Double Good Everything
• 1999 Our Very Best Christmas
• 2004 Food for the Spirit
• 2006 Timeless Love
• 2009 Time Flies When You're Having Fun
Singles
• 1973 "Sweet Harmony"
• 1973 "Baby Come Close"
• 1974 "It's Her Turn to Live" /
• 1974 "Just My Soul Responding"
• 1974 "Virgin Man"
• 1975 "I Am I Am"
• 1975 "Baby That's Backatcha"
• 1975 "The Agony and the Ecstasy"
• 1976 "Quiet Storm"
• 1976 "Open"
• 1976 "When You Came" (Canada only)
• 1976 "An Old Fashioned Man"
• 1977 "There Will Come a Day (I'm Gonna Happen to You)"
• 1977 "Vitamin U"
• 1977 "Theme from Big Time, Part I"
• 1978 "Daylight and Darkness" /
• 1978 "Why You Wanna See My Bad Side"
• 1978 "Shoe Soul"
• 1979 "Pops We Love You" (Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder)
• 1979 "Get Ready"
• 1979 "Cruisin'"
• 1980 "Let Me Be the Clock"
• 1980 "Heavy on Pride (Light on Love)"
• 1980 "Wine, Women and Song" (duet with Claudette Robinson)
• 1981 "Being with You"
• 1981 "Aquí Contigo" ("Being with You" Spanish version)
• 1981 "You are Forever"
• 1981 "Who's Sad"
• 1982 "Tell Me Tomorrow - Part I"
• 1982 "Old Fashioned Love"
• 1982 "Yes It's You Lady"
• 1983 "Blame It on Love" (Smokey Robinson with High Energy)
• 1983 "Don't Play Another Love Song"
• 1983 "I've Made Love to You a Thousand Times"
• 1983 "Touch the Sky"
• 1984 "Ebony Eyes" (Rick James featuring Smokey Robinson)
• 1984 "And I Don't Love You"
• 1984 "I Can't Find"
• 1985 "First Time on a Ferris Wheel" (Smokey Robinson and Syreeta Wright)
• 1986 "Hold on to Your Love"
• 1986 "Sleepless Nights"
• 1986 "Because of You (It's The Best It's Ever Been)"
• 1986 "Love Will Set You Free (Theme from Solarbabies)" (Canada only; last-ever Tamla release)
• 1987 "Just to See Her" (Robinson's debut Motown single)
• 1987 "One Heartbeat"
• 1987 "What's Too Much"
• 1988 "I Know You by Heart" (Dolly Parton with Smokey Robinson)
• 1988 "Love Don't Give No Reason"
• 1989 "We've Saved the Best for Last" (Kenny G with Smokey Robinson)
• 1989 "Indestructible" (Four Tops featuring Smokey Robinson)
• 1990 "Everything You Touch"
• 1990 "(It's the) Same Old Love"
• 1990 "Take Me Through the Night"
• 1991 "Double Good Everything"
• 1992 "I Love Your Face"
• 1992 "Rewind"
• 1999 "Easy to Love"
• 2009 "Don't Know Why"
• 2010 "Love Bath".