A Quiet Storm

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"A Quiet Storm"
Studio album by Smokey Robinson
Released	March 26, 1975
Length	36:01
Label	Tamla T6-337S1
Producer	Smokey Robinson
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Smokey Robinson chronology
Pure Smokey (1974) A Quiet Storm (1975) Smokey's Family Robinson (1976)

A Quiet Storm is a 1975 album by Motown legend Smokey Robinson. It is one of the most highly acclaimed Soul albums of the 1970s. A longtime innovator at Motown, Robinson responded to the revolution in black music (Marvin Gaye, Sly Stone, Al Green) with the stylish and mature album A Quiet Storm.

[edit] Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged by Smokey Robinson; except where indicated

1. "Quiet Storm"
2. "The Agony and the Ecstasy"
3. "Baby That's Backatcha"
4. "Wedding Song"
5. "Happy" - Love Theme from "Lady Sing the Blues" (Robinson, Michel Legrand)
6. "Love Letters"
7. "Coincidentally"

[edit] Personnel

Smokey Robinson - vocals

• Melba Bradford - background vocals
• Joseph A. Brown - drums, percussion
• Carmen Bryant - background vocals
• Gary Coleman - percussion
• Shawn Furlong - sound effects, sopranino
• Michael Jacobsen - cello
• Gene Pello - drums
• James Aliba Sledge - bongos, conga, background vocals
• Fred Smith - horn, woodwind
• Russ Turner - keyboards, background vocals
• Marvin Tarplin - guitar