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ROBINSON Smokey
(voc)

Personal Data:

Born:

19.02.1940

(Detroit, Michigan, USA, as William Smokey Robinson)

Appearances:

1954-57	The Matadors
1957-1/72	The Miracles

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	1957-1972	12/1972	Motown
2.	Smokey	19.06.1973	Tamla Motown			70
3.	Pure Smokey	15.03.1974	Tamla Motown			99
4.	A Quiet Storm	26.03.1975	Tamla Motown			36
5.	Smokey's Family Robinson produced by: Smokey Robinson	23.04.1976	Tamla Motown			57
6.	Deep In My Soul	18.01.1977	Tamla Motown			47
7.	Big Time	28.06.1977	Tamla Motown
8.	Smokey's World	10.02.1978	Tamla Motown
9.	Love Breeze	21.02.1978	Tamla Motown			75
10.	Smokin' (2LP)	31.10.1978	Tamla Motown
11.	Where There's Smoke ...	22.05.1979	Tamla Motown			17
12.	Warm Thoughts	25.02.1980	Tamla Motown			14
13.	Being With You	17.02.1981	Tamla Motown		17	10
14.	Yes It's You Lady	2/1982	Tamla Motown			33
15.	Hot Smokey	7/1982	Tamla Motown
16.	Anthology (2LP)	9/1982	Tamla Motown
17.	Great Songs And Performances	1983
18.	Touch The Sky produced by: Smokey Robinson/Reginald Burke	07.03.1983	Tamla Motown			50
19.	The Smokey Robinson Story	6/1983	K-Tel
20.	Blame It On Love & All The Great Hits	9/1983	Tamla Motown
21.	Essar	21.05.1984	Tamla Motown			141
22.	Smoke Signals	14.01.1986	Tamla Motown			104
23.	One Heartbeat	3/1987	Tamla Motown			26
24.	Love Songs & Marvin Gaye	11/1988	Telstar		69
25.	Love Smokey	14.02.1990	Tamla Motown			106
26.	Double Good Everything	2/1992	SBK
27.	The Greatest Hits	11/1992	K-Tel		65
28.	35th Anniversary Collection (4CD box set)	6/1994	Motown
29.	Intimate produced by: Berry Gordy	28.09.1999	Uptown/Universal			134
30.	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection	26.09.2000	Chronicles
31.	Anthology	25.09.2001	Chronicles
32.	Ooo Baby Baby: The Anthology	24.09.2002	Universal
33.	Winning Combinations & Aaron Neville	22.07.2003	Universal Special Products
34.	Food For The Spirit produced by: Michael Stokes	30.03.2004	Liquid 8
35.	Motown Legends: Being With You	23.11.2004	Collectables
36.	Greatest Collection & Marvin Gaye & Stevie Wonder & David Ruffin	07.12.2004	Platinum Disc
37.	My World: The Definitive Collection	03.05.2005	Motown			64
38.	Motown Remixed	24.05.2005	Motown
39.	Timeless Love	13.06.2006	New Door/Universal
40.	Pure Smokey	22.08.2006	UMVD Special Markets
41.	The Definitive Collection & Timeless Love (50th Anniversary edition)	30.10.2006	UMTV		39
42.	Gold Range Collection: International Version	25.03.2008
43.	The Definitive Collection	23.09.2008	Universal
44.	Love Songs	20.01.2009	Motown
45.	Classic Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: Masters Collection	13.02.2009	Spectrum
46.	Time Flies When You're Having Fun	25.08.2009	Robso/ASA			59
47.	Icon	31.08.2010	Motown
48.	Solo Albums, Vol. 1	08.09.2010	Hip-O Select
49.	The Solo Albums, Vol. 2	02.11.2010	Hip-O Select
50.	Now And Then	11/2010				131
51.	The Solo Albums, Vol. 3	16.11.2010	Hip-O Select
52.	Solo Albums, Vol. 4: Love Breeze / Where There's Smoke...	15.02.2011	Hip-O Select
53.	The Solo Albums, Vol. 5	14.06.2011	Hip-O Select
54.	The Solo Albums, Vol. 6	13.12.2011
55.	Legenden des Soul: Smokey Robinson & the Miracles	27.05.2014	Universal
56.	Smokey & Friends	09.09.2014	Verve		21	12
57.	Away We a Go-Go	14.08.2015
58.	Gasms	28.04.2023

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Sweet Harmony / Want To Know My Mind	6/1973	Tamla Motown		48
2.	Baby Come Close	11/1973	Tamla Motown		27
3.	Just My Soul Responding / Sweet Harmony	18.01.1974	Tamla Motown	35
4.	A Silent Partner In A Three-Way Love Affair / Baby Come Close	5/1974	Tamla Motown
5.	It's Her Turn To Live / Just My Soul Responding	5/1974	Tamla Motown		82
6.	Virgin Man / Fulfill Your Need	9/1974	Tamla Motown		56
7.	I Am, I Am / The Family Song	12/1974	Tamla Motown		56
8.	Baby That's Backatcha / Just Passing Through	3/1975	Tamla Motown		26
9.	The Agony And The Ecstasy / Wedding Song	8/1975	Tamla Motown		36
10.	Quiet Storm / Asleep On My Love	23.01.1976	Tamla Motown		61
11.	Open / Coincidentally	4/1976	Tamla Motown		81
12.	There Will Come A Day (I'm Going To Happen To You) / Old-Fashioned Man	04.03.1977	Tamla Motown		42
13.	Vitamin U / Holly	6/1977	Tamla Motown		101
14.	Theme From Big Time, Part 1 / Theme From Big Time, Part 2	16.09.1977	Tamla Motown
15.	Madam X / The Agony And Ecstasy	4/1978	Tamla Motown
16.	Daylight And Darkness / Why You Wanna See My Bad Side	5/1978	Tamla Motown		75
17.	Shoe Soul / I'm Loving You Softly	11/1978	Tamla Motown
18.	Pops, We Love You (A Tribute To Father) & Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye & Stevie Wonder	1/1979	Motown	66	59
19.	Get Ready / Ever Had A Dream	7/1979	Tamla Motown
20.	Cruisin' / Ever Had A Dream	9/1979	Tamla Motown		1
21.	Cruisin' The Humming Song (Lost For Words) (v GB)	9/1979	Tamla Motown
22.	Let Me Be The Clock / Travellin' Through	3/1980	Tamla Motown		31
23.	Heavy On Pride / I Love The Nearness Of Love	6/1980	Tamla Motown
24.	Being With You / What's In Your Life For Me	27.02.1981	Tamla Motown	1	1
25.	You Are Forever / I Hear The Children Singing (v GB 17.7.81)	6/1981	Tamla Motown		59
26.	Tell Me Tomorrow (part 1) / Tell Me Tomorrow (part 2) 12" + Being With You / Aqui con tigo	1/1982	Tamla Motown	51	13
27.	An Old Fashioned Love / Destiny	4/1982	Tamla Motown		60
28.	Yes It's You Lady	7/1982	Tamla Motown		107
29.	Cruisin' / The Only Game In Town	8/1982	Tamla Motown
30.	I've Made Love To You A Thousand Times / Into Each Rain Some Life Must Fall 12" + Greatest Hits Medley	25.02.1983	Tamla Motown		101
31.	Touch The Sky / All My Life's A Lie	5/1983	Tamla Motown		110
32.	Blame It On Love / Even Tho' & Barbara Mitchell & HIgh Inergy	6/1983	Tamla Motown		48
33.	Ebony Eyes / 1, 2, 3 (You Her And Me) 12" + Standing On The Top & Rick James	11/1983	Gordy		43
34.	Don't Play Another Love Song	11/1983	Tamla Motown		103
35.	And I Don't Love You / Dynamite	6/1984	Tamla Motown	90
36.	Hold On To Your Love / Train Of Thought	1/1986	Tamla Motown	83
37.	Sleepless Nights / Close Encounters Of The First Kind	5/1986	Tamla Motown
38.	Just To See Her / I'm Gonna Love You Like There's No Tomorrow 12" + You Really Got A Hold On Me / That's What Love Is Made For / Ooh Baby Baby	3/1987	Motown	52	8
39.	One Heartbeat / Love Will Set You Free	6/1987	Tamla Motown		10
40.	One Heartbeat / Just To See Her (v GB)	7/1987	Tamla Motown
41.	What's Too Much / I've Made Love To You A Thousand Times	11/1987	Tamla Motown		79
42.	I Know You By Heart & Dolly Parton	1988
43.	Love Don't Give No Reason / Love Don't Give No Reason (instrumental) CD + Going To A Go-Go / You've Really Got A Hold On Me	3/1988	Tamla Motown	89
44.	Indestructible / Are You With Me & Four Tops	8/1988	Arista	30	35
45.	Double Good Everything / Guess What I Got For You 12",CD + Skid Row	10/1991	SBK		91
46.	From Motown To Jamdown (I Wish It Would Rain / Cruising) & David Ruffin	06.11.2006	Studio ?
47.	Make It Better & Anderson .Paak	4/2019	12Tone
48.	If We Don't Have Each Other	1/2023

Awards:

1987 Grammy Awards - Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male (SP "Just To See Her")
1990 Songwriters Hall Of Fame
1990 Grammy Legend Award
1999 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
2002 National Medal of Arts (USA)
2009 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Heritage Award
2016 Gershwin Prize

Various:

produced by SP:

The Supremes: Floy Joy (1/72, Tamla Motown)

appeared on the SP:

USA For Africa: We Are The World (3/85, CBS)

appeared on the LP:

Jools Holland: Jack O The Green O Friends, Vol. 3 (20.7.04, WEA)
Teena Marie: Sapphire (9.5.06, Cash Money)
Ali Campbell: Running Free (8.10.07, Absolute)
Engelbert Humperdinck: Engelbert Calling (17.3.14)
Rita Wilson: Now & Forever: Duets (27.9.22, Sing It Loud)

Compilation Appearances:

"So Bad" on compilation "The Art Of McCartney" (17.11.14)

Press References:

Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1972	0	30.12.1972	10		album review
1973	30	28.07.1973	41	Albums	album review
1974	25	22.06.1974	42	Albums	album review
1975	14	05.04.1975	44	Caught In The Act	gig review
1975	21	24.05.1975	34	Caught In The Act	gig review
1975	21	24.05.1975	39	Albums	album review
1975	33	16.08.1975	49	Caught In The Act	gig review
1977	13	26.03.1977	18	Singles	single review
1977	35	27.08.1977	12		interview
1977	45	05.11.1977	14	Caught In The Act	gig review
1978	16	22.04.1978	30	Albums - Short Takes	album review
1978	42	04.11.1978	59	Caught In The Act	gig review
1979	28	28.07.1979	20	Albums	album review
1979	37	29.09.1979	34	Singles	single review
1980	13	29.03.1980	24	Albums	album review
1981	9	28.02.1981	19	Singles	single review
1981	11	14.03.1981	20	Albums	album review
1981	29	17.07.1981	23	Singles	single review
1982	10	06.03.1982	19	Singles	single review
1982	18	01.05.1982	11		interview
1983	8	19.02.1983	4	Fast Forward
1983	9	26.02.1983	17	Albums	album review
1983	43	22.10.1983	15	It's Alive	gig review
1984	27	18.08.1984	28	Albums	album review
1992	8	22.02.1992	48	True Stories - Biting Tongues
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1973	0	05.05.1973	40	Soul
1973	0	12.05.1973	7
1973	0	04.08.1973	33	Blues
1974	0	13.04.1974	17	Albums	album review
1975	0	22.02.1975	17
1975	0	03.05.1975	16	Platters	album review
1975	0	06.09.1975	8	Thrills
1976	0	01.05.1976	20	Platters	album review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1995	15	01.08.1995	6	Galerie