I was 16 when this album came out, I would just play the "Quiet Storm" side over and over (and over) again. As with most of the reviewers have stated, William "Smokey" Robinson has got to be one of the most...more.
Growing up in the Bronx NYC back in the day, My Mother wore this album to death (And to this day 30 years later she still has it and still plays it). Smokey was indeed the man back in the day...more.
When funk groups, mega-member R&B bands ruled and Disco was starting to creep and crawl into everyone's conscious, Smokey went in a totally different direction. He gave birth to a musical genre with this classic, laidback, grooving, smooth...more.
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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...more.
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When I first saw this I wasn't sure if I wanted to buy it. I didn't think I was a big fan of The Miracles, but I went ahead and purchased it and wow, I am truly astonished. This...more.