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Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: Make It Happen

On August 29, 1967, “Tamla” label released “Make It Happen”, the third Smokey Robinson & the Miracles album. It was recorded 1966 – 1967, at “Hitsville USA” in Detroit, and in Los Angeles, and was produced by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Smokey Robinson and Henry Cosby.

Personnel:

  • Smokey Robinson – lead vocals, executive producer
  • Ronnie White – backing vocals
  • Bobby Rogers – backing vocals
  • Warren “Pete” Moore – backing vocals
  • Claudette Robinson – backing vocals
  • Marv Tarplin – guitar
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
  • The Andantes – additional backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. The Soulful Shack – Smokey Robinson
  2. The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage – Smokey Robinson, Marvin Tarplin
  3. My Love for You – Clarence Paul, Morris Broadnax
  4. I’m on the Outside (Looking In) – Bobby Weinstein, Teddy Randazzo
  5. Don’t Think It’s Me – Smokey Robinson
  6. My Love Is Your Love (Forever) – Ivy Jo Hunter, Stevie Wonder
  7. More Love – Smokey Robinson
  8. After You Put Back the Pieces (I’ll Still Have a Broken Heart) – Clarence Paul, Morris Broadnax, Stevie Wonder
  9. It’s a Good Feeling – Holland-Dozier-Holland
  10. You Must Be Love – Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore
  11. Dancing’s Alright – Smokey Robinson, Marvin Tarplin, Warren Moore, Robert Rogers, Ronald White
  12. The Tears of a Clown – Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby