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THE MIRACLES
USA
* 1957	+ 1978

Line-Up (1978):

Bill Griffin - voc
Bobby Rogers - voc
Ronnie White - voc
Pete Moore - voc

Former Members:

Smokey Robinson (voc, 1957-1/72)
Claudette Rogers (voc, 1957-64)
Marvin Tarplin (g, 1957-?); Don Griffin (g, 1974-?)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Hi We're The Miracles	2/1961	Tamla Motown
2.	Cookin' With The Miracles	11/1961	Tamla Motown
3.	I'll Try Something New	6/1962	Tamla Motown
4.	Christmas With The Miracles	12/1962	Tamla Motown
5.	The Fabulous Miracles	6/1963	Tamla Motown
6.	The Miracles On Stage	10/1963	Tamla Motown
7.	Doin' Mickey's Monkey	12/1963	Tamla Motown
8.	I Like It Like That	10/1964	Tamla Motown
9.	Miracles From The Beginning	1965
10.	Greatest Hits From The Beginning (2LP)	4/1965	Tamla Motown			21
11.	Going To A Go-Go	11/1965	Tamla Motown			8
12.	Away We A Go-Go	12/1966	Tamla Motown			41
13.	Make It Happen	8/1967	Tamla Motown			28
14.	Greatest Hits Vol 2	2/1968	Tamla Motown			7
15.	Special Occasion	10/1968	Tamla Motown			42
16.	Live	2/1969	Tamla Motown			71
17.	Time Out For Smokey Robinson And The Miracles	8/1969	Tamla Motown			25
18.	Four In Blue	12/1969	Tamla Motown			78
19.	Tears Of A Clown	1970	Tamla Motown
20.	What Love Has Joined Together	5/1970	Tamla Motown			97
21.	A Pocket Full Of Miracles	10/1970	Tamla Motown			56
22.	Season for Miracles	11/1970	Motown
23.	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	2/1971	Tamla Motown
24.	One Dozen Roses	9/1971	Tamla Motown			92
25.	Flying High Together	7/1972	Tamla Motown			46
26.	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 1957-72 (2LP)	12/1972	Tamla Motown			75
27.	Renaissance	5/1973	Tamla Motown
28.	Anthology (3LP)	2/1974	Tamla Motown			97
29.	Do It Baby	10/1974	Tamla Motown			41
30.	Don't Cha Love It	1/1975	Tamla Motown
31.	City Of Angels produced by: Billy Griffin/FreddiePerren	9/1975	Tamla Motown			33
32.	Love Machine credited to: = "Don't Cha Love It" v USA	4/1976	Tamla Motown			96
33.	The Power Of Music	11/1976	Motown
34.	Love Crazy	18.02.1977	Columbia
35.	Miracles	7/1978	Columbia
36.	The Tears Of A Clown	1/1979	MFP
37.	Compact Command Performances (18 Greatest Hits)	10/1987	Tamla Motown.
38.	The Greatest Hits credited to: Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	11/1992			65
39.	Back To Back credited to: Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (& Marvin Gaye)	1993	K-Tel
40.	Tears Of A Clown (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles)	5/1993	Spectrum
41.	The 35th Anniversary Collection credited to: Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (4CD)	22.02.1994	Motown
42.	Christmas With The Miracles	11/1994	Spectrum
43.	Anthology: The Best Of Smokey Robinson And The Miracles	1995	Motown
44.	Along Came Love (1958-1964)	28.09.1999	Motown
45.	Our Very Best Christmas	12.10.1999	Motown
46.	Love Machine Remixed Hits	15.05.2001	Cleopatra
47.	A Soulful Christmas	30.10.2001	Cleopatra
48.	Love Machine: The 70's Collection	26.08.2003	Motown
49.	20th Century Masters - Christmas Collection credited to: Smokey Robinson And The Miracles	23.09.2003	Motown
50.	Motown Legends: Shop Around credited to: Smokey Robinson And The Miracles	23.11.2004	Collectables
51.	Greatest Hits credited to: Smokey Robinson And The Miracles	02.08.2005	Universal
52.	Soulful Christmas with the Miracles	11.10.2005	Delta
53.	Legends credited to: Smokey Robinson And The Miracles	14.02.2006	Universal International
54.	Golden Legends: The Miracles	28.02.2006	Madacy
55.	Gold credited to: Smokey Robinson And The Miracles	08.08.2006	Motown
56.	Soul Legends credited to: Smokey Robinson And The Miracles	12.09.2006	Universal International
57.	You Must Be Love: The Love Collection credited to: Smokey Robinson And The Miracles	29.01.2007	Spectrum
58.	Silver Spectrum Collection credited to: Smokey Robinson And The Miracles	04.06.2007	Spectrum
59.	Colour Collection credited to: Smokey Robinson And The Miracles	15.10.2007	Spectrum
60.	Definitive Collection credited to: Smokey Robinson And The Miracles	23.09.2008	Motown
61.	Classic Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: Masters Collection	13.02.2009	Spectrum
62.	Depend on Me: The Early Albums (2CD)	04.08.2009	Hip-O Select
63.	Jingle Bells	08.09.2009	Lifestyles
64.	You Can Depend on Them: 1959-1962 credited to: Smokey Robinson And The Miracles	29.10.2013	Jasmine
65.	Shop Around: The Early Years	04.03.2014
66.	Motels	08.04.2014
67.	Legenden des Soul: Smokey Robinson & the Miracles	27.05.2014	Universal

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	I Love You So / Your Love (Is All I Need)	1958	Fury
2.	Got A Job / My Mama Done Told Me	1958	End
3.	I Cry / Money	1959	End
4.	Bad Girl / I Love You Baby	9/1959	Chess		93
5.	I Need A Change / All I Want	1/1960	Chess
6.	Don't Say Bye Bye / It	3/1960	Tamla Motown
7.	Way Over There / Depend On Me	6/1960	Tamla Motown
8.	Shop Around / Who's Lovin' You featuring Bill "Smokey" Robinson	12/1960	Tamla Motown		2
9.	Ain't It Baby / The Only One I Love	3/1961	Tamla Motown		49
10.	Mighty Good Lovin' / Broken Hearted	6/1961	Tamla Motown		51
11.	Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues / I Can't Believe	9/1961	Tamla Motown		52
12.	What's So Good About Goodbye / I've Been So Good To You	12/1961	Tamla Motown		35
13.	I'll Try Something New / You Never Miss A Good Thing	5/1962	Tamla Motown		39
14.	Way Over There / If Your Mother Only Knew	9/1962	Tamla Motown		94
15.	You've Really Got A Hold On Me / Happy Landing	11/1962	Tamla Motown		8
16.	A Love She Can't Count On / I Can Take A Hint	3/1963	Tamla Motown		31
17.	Mickey's Monkey / Whatever Makes You Happy	7/1963	Tamla Motown		8
18.	I Gotta Dance To Keep From Crying / Such Is Love, Such Is Life	11/1963	Tamla Motown		35
19.	(You Can't Let The Boy Overpower) The Man In You / Heartbreak Road	1/1964	Tamla Motown		59
20.	I Like It Like That / You're So Fine And Sweet	6/1964	Tamla Motown		27
21.	That's What Love Is Made Of / Would I Love You	9/1964	Tamla Motown		35
22.	Come On Do The Jerk / Baby Don't You Go	11/1964	Tamla Motown		50
23.	Ooh Baby Baby / All That's Good	3/1965	Tamla Motown		16
24.	Tracks Of My Tears / A Fork In The Road	6/1965	Tamla Motown		16
25.	My Girl Has Gone / Since You Won My Heart	9/1965	Tamla Motown		14
26.	Going To A Go-Go / Choosey Beggar	12/1965	Tamla Motown	44	11
27.	Whole Lot Of Shakin' In My Heart (Since I Met You) / Oh Be My Love (v GB 8.7.66)	5/1966	Tamla Motown		46
28.	(Come Round Here) I'm The One You Need / Save Me (v GB 3.12.66)	10/1966	Tamla Motown	45	17
29.	The Love I Saw In You Was Just A Mirage / Come Spy With Me	2/1967	Tamla Motown		20
30.	The Love I Saw In You Was Just A Mirage / Swept For You Baby (v GB)	3/1967	Tamla Motown
31.	More Love / Swept For You Baby	6/1967	Tamla Motown		23
32.	More Love / Come Spy With Me (v GB)	7/1967	Tamla Motown
33.	I Second That Emotion / You Must Be Love	10/1967	Tamla Motown	27	4
34.	If You Can Want / When The Words From Your Heart Get Caught Up In Your Throat	2/1968	Tamla Motown	50	11
35.	Yester Love / Much Better Off	5/1968	Tamla Motown		31
36.	Special Occasion / Give Her Up	8/1968	Tamla Motown		26
37.	Baby, Baby Don't Cry / Your Mother's Only Daughter	12/1968	Tamla Motown		8
38.	The Tracks Of My Tears / Come On Do The Jerk	4/1969	Tamla Motown	9
39.	Doggone Right / Here I Go Again	6/1969	Tamla Motown		32
40.	Abraham, Martin And John / Much Better Off	6/1969	Tamla Motown		33
41.	Point It Out / Darling Dear	11/1969	Tamla Motown		37
42.	Who's Gonna Take The Blame / I Gotta Thing For You	2/1970	Tamla Motown		46
43.	The Tears Of A Clown / You Must Be Love	7/1970	Tamla Motown	1
44.	The Tears Of A Clown / Promise Me	10/1970	Tamla Motown		1
45.	(Come Round Here) I'm The One You Need / We Can Make It, We Can	15.01.1971	Tamla Motown	13
46.	I Don't Blame You At All / That Girl	3/1971	Tamla Motown	9	18
47.	Crazy 'Bout The La La La / Oh Baby Baby I Love You	6/1971	Tamla Motown		56
48.	Satisfaction / Flower Girl	11/1971	Tamla Motown		49
49.	Crazy 'Bout The La La La / My Girl Has Gone (v GB)	4/1972	Tamla Motown
50.	We've Come Too Far To End It Now / When Sundown Comes	6/1972	Tamla Motown		46
51.	I Can't Stand To See You Cry / With Your Love Came	12/1972	Tamla Motown		45
52.	Going To A Go-Go / Whole Lot Of Shaking In My Heart (Since I Met You) / Yester Love	27.04.1973	Tamla Motown
53.	Don't Let It End (Til You Let It Begin) / I Wanna Be With You	7/1973	Tamla Motown		56
54.	Tracks Of My Tears	7/1974	Tamla Motown
55.	Do It Baby / Wigs And Lashes	23.08.1974	Tamla Motown		10
56.	Fork In The Road	12/1974	Tamla Motown
57.	Don't Cha Know It / Up Again	12/1974	Tamla Motown		78
58.	Where Are You Going To My Love / Up Again	07.03.1975	Tamla Motown
59.	Gemini	4/1975	Tamla Motown		101
60.	You Are Love / Gemini	9/1975	Tamla Motown
61.	Love Machine (part 1) / Love Machine (part 2) produced by: Freddie Perren	10/1975	Tamla Motown	3	1
62.	Night Life / Smog (v USA)	3/1976	Tamla Motown
63.	Night Life / The Miracle Workers: Overture (v GB)	3/1976	Tamla Motown
64.	Tears Of A Clown / Tracks Of My Tears	03.09.1976	Tamla Motown	28
65.	Spy For The Brotherhood / The Bird Must Fly Away	1/1977	Columbia		104
66.	Women (Make The World Go Round) / I Can Touch The Sky	03.06.1977	Columbia
67.	Mean Machine / The Magic Of Your Eyes (Laura's Eyes)	7/1978	Columbia
68.	(Come Round Here) I'm The One You Need / I Second That Emotion	9/1980	Tamla Motown
69.	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles EP (The Tears Of A Clown / (Come Round Here) I'm The One You Need / The Tracks Of My Tears / Don't Blame You At All)	5/1983	Tamla Motown
70.	The Tears Of A Clown / The Tracks Of My Tears (reissue)	6/1983	Tamla Motown
71.	The Tracks Of My Tears / I Second That Emotion 12" + Going To A Go-Go / Shop Around	5/1987	Tamla Motown	82
72.	Going To A Go-Go / I Second That Emotion (reissue)	02.08.2004	Motown
73.	Love Machine	20.07.2011
74.	If Your Mother Only Knew / That's The Way I Feel	04.03.2014	Outta Sight
75.	R & B Gold Vol 1 EP (If Your Mother Only Knew / Jamie / Don't Let Him Shop Around) & Eddie Holland Jr & Debbie Dean	06.11.2014	Soulful.com

Videos:

1. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: The Definitive Performances 1963-1987 - 21.11.2006, Universal
2. Classic Motown Performances 1963-1987 - 05.11.2007, UM3, 4DVD, & The Temptations & The Supremes & Marvin Gaye

Awards:

1998 Grammy Hall Of Fame ("You've Really Got A Hold On Me", 1962)
2001 Vocal Group Hall Of Fame
2002 Grammy Hall Of Fame (SP "The Tears Of A Clown")
2006 Grammy Hall Of Fame (SP "Shop Around", 1960)
2007 Grammy Hall Of Fame (SP "The Tracks Of My Tears", 1965)

Various:

original name The Matadors
1957-66 The Miracles
1967-1/72 Smokey Robinson And The Miracles
since 1972 The Miracles

Press References:

Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1971	0	16.01.1971	18	New Pop Singles	single review
1972	0	05.02.1972	6	America	profile
1973	34	25.08.1973	35	Albums	album review
1974	47	23.11.1974	44
1975	16	19.04.1975	51	Caught In The Act	gig review
1975	50	13.12.1975	45	Soul Food	album review
1976	13	27.03.1976	42	Soul Food	album review
1976	14	03.04.1976	51	Soul Food	profile, interview
1976	16	17.04.1976	3	Singles	single review
1976	16	17.04.1976	19	Caught In The Act	gig review
1976	41	09.10.1976	3	New Singles	single review
1977	23	04.06.1977	19	Singles	single review
1994	22	04.06.1994	37	Albums	album review
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1965	0	26.11.1965	10	Singles - Platter Chatter	single review
1974	0	16.03.1974	22	Albums	album review
1975	0	01.03.1975	22	Platters	album review
1975	0	13.12.1975	22	Platters	album review
1976	0	10.01.1976	2	News Desk
1976	0	17.04.1976	36
1976	0	01.05.1976	20	Platters	album review
1976	0	04.12.1976	33	Platters	album review