On November 11, 1963, “Tamla” label released “The Miracles Doin’ Mickey’s Monkey”, the fifth Miracles (The) album. It was recorded in 1963, at “Hitsville USA”, and was produced by Smokey Robinson, Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier.
Personnel:
- Smokey Robinson – lead vocals
- Claudette Rogers Robinson – lead and backing vocals
- Bobby Rogers – backing vocals
- Ronnie White – backing vocals
- Pete Moore – backing vocals
- Marv Tarplin – guitar
- The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
- Stanley Mouse – artwork
Track listing:
- Mickey’s Monkey – Holland-Dozier-Holland
- Dance What You Wanna – James Alexander, Sam Cooke, Clifton White
- The Wah-Watusi – Dave Appell, Kal Mann
- The Twist – Hank Ballard
- Dancin’ Holiday – Diane Rogers, Fred Smith, Zelda Samuels
- Land of a Thousand Dances – Chris Kenner
- I Gotta Dance to Keep From Crying – Holland-Dozier-Holland
- The Monkey Time – Curtis Mayfield
- The Groovey Thing – Smokey Robinson
- Twist and Shout – Phil Medley, Bert Russell
- Do You Love Me – Berry Gordy, Jr.
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