On February 17, 1981, “Motown” label released “Being with You”, the ninth Smokey Robinson album. It was recorded November – January 1981, at “Studio Sound Recorders” in Hollywood, “Motown Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by George Tobin, Mike Piccirillo and Smokey Robinson.
Personnel:
- Smokey Robinson – lead and backing vocals
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars
- Reginald “Sonny” Burke – keyboards, arrangements
- Ronnie Rancifer – keyboards
- Bill Cuomo – keyboards
- Mike Piccirillo – synthesizers, organ, guitars, additional keyboards, percussion, steel drums, associate producer
- Scott Edwards – bass
- Robert “Pops” Popwell – bass
- Ed Greene – drums
- James Gadson – drums
- Scotty Harris – drums
- Howard Lee Wolen – percussion
- Mark Wolfson – percussion
- Joel Peskin – saxophones
- Harry Kim – trumpet
- David Strout – trombone
- George Tobin – arrangements
- Ivory Davis – backing vocals
- Patricia Henley – backing vocals
- Robert John – backing vocals
- Claudette Robinson – backing vocals
- Julia Waters Tillman – backing vocals
- Maxine Waters Willard – backing vocals
- Michael Lizzio – engineer, mixing
- Howard Lee Wolen, Mark Wolfson – engineer
- Richie Griffin, Ginny Pallante – engineer assistant
- George Tobin – mixing
- John Lemay – mastering
- Johnny Lee – art direction
- Ginny Livingston – design
- Gary Heery – photography
- Lisa Marie – production coordinator
- Randy Dunlap, Barbara Ramsey – project manager
Track listing:
All tracks by Smokey Robinson, except where noted.
- Being With You
- Food For Thought
- If You Wanna Make Love (Come ‘Round Here)
- Who’s Sad – Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo
- Can’t Fight Love – Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo
- You Are Forever
- As You Do – Peter Kingsbery
- I Hear The Children Singing – Forest Hairston
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