I Second That Emotion

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"I Second That Emotion"
Single by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
from the album Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
B-side "You Must Be Love"
Released October 19, 1967
Format Vinyl record (7", 45 RPM)
Recorded Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A); 1967
Genre Soul
Length 2:48
Label Motown
T 54159
Writer(s) Smokey Robinson
Al Cleveland
Producer Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles singles chronology
"More Love"
(1967)		 "I Second That Emotion"
(1967)		 "If You Can Want"
(1968)
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"I Second That Emotion"
"I Second That Emotion"
Single by Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations
from the album Diana Ross & the Supremes Join The Temptations
B-side "The Way You Do the Things You Do"
Released September 20, 1969 (U.K.)
Format Vinyl record (7", 45 RPM)
Recorded Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A); 1968
Genre Soul, pop
Length 2:19
Label Motown
TM 709
Writer(s) Smokey Robinson
Al Cleveland
Producer Frank Wilson
Diana Ross & the Supremes singles chronology
"The Weight"
(1969)		 "I Second That Emotion"
(1969)		 "Someday We'll Be Together"
(1969)
The Temptations singles chronology
"I Can't Get Next to You"
(1969)		 "I Second That Emotion"
(1969)		 "The Weight"
(1969)
Music sample
"I Second That Emotion"

"I Second That Emotion" is a 1967 song primarily composed by Smokey Robinson and originally released as a single from his band Smokey Robinson & the Miracles for the Motown label. The song peaked for three weeks in the United States at #4 (behind The Beatles "Hello Goodbye" at #3) on the Billboard pop singles chart in December 1967.[1][2][3] It became the Miracles highest charting popular single since "Shop Around," and was later covered and released by Motown labelmates Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations in 1969.

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[edit] Background

[edit] Overview

The song finds lead singer Smokey Robinson courting a girl who, weary of the game of love, prefers to string her men along and not get romantically involved. Robinson "wants no part" in such a relationship, but promises that if the girl changes her mind, he'll be around ("If you feel like lovin' me/if you've got the notion/I second that emotion.")

"I Second That Emotion" also topped the Billboard Black Singles Chart[4] and was a million-selling hit for The Miracles, their sixth overall. The Temptations original version was also a top 30 hit in the UK in 1967, reaching #27, while the cover version by Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations peaked at #19.

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Miracles version (1967)

[edit] Supremes and Temptations version (1969)

[edit] Track listing

  • 7" single (1969) (United Kingdom)
  1. "I Second That Emotion" – 2:55
  2. "The Way You Do the Things You Do" – 1:39

[edit] Cover versions

The song was later covered by English synth-rock band Japan also proved a commercial success in the United Kingdom, climbing to #9 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1982. The Grateful Dead frequently covered the song in concert.

[edit] References

Notes
  1. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (Nielsen Company) 79 (50): 66. 1967. http://books.google.com/books?id=xScEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA13&pg=RA1-PA66#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 11 May 2011. 
  2. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (Nielsen Company) 79 (51): 48. 1967. http://books.google.com/books?id=ZygEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&pg=PA48#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 11 May 2011. 
  3. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (Nielsen Company) 79 (52): 44. 1967. http://books.google.com/books?id=aSgEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&pg=PA44#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 11 May 2011. 
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 404. 
Bibliography
Preceded by
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by Gladys Knight and The Pips		 Billboard Hot R&B Singles number-one single
January 13, 1968		 Succeeded by
"Chain Of Fools" by Aretha Franklin
The Miracles
  • Pre-Miracles: Emerson "Sonny" Rogers
  • James Grice
  • Clarence Dawson
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The Miracles singles discography
1950s
1960s
1970s
  • "Who's Gonna Take the Blame" (1970)
  • "The Tears of a Clown" (1970)
  • "I Don't Blame You At All" (1970)
  • "Crazy About the La La" (1971)
  • "Satisfaction" (1971)
  • "We've Come Too Far to End It Now" (1972)
  • "I Can't Stand to See You Cry" (1972)
  • "Don't Let It End ('Til You Let It Begin)" (1973)
  • "Give Me Just Another Day" (1973)
  • "Do It Baby" (1974)
  • "Don't Cha Love It" (1974)
  • "Gemini" (1975)
  • "Love Machine" (1975)
  • "Night Life" (1976)
  • "Spy for Brotherhood" (1977)
  • "I Can Touch the Sky" (1977)
  • "Mean Machine" (1978)
The Temptations
Joe Herndon · Ron Tyson · Terry Weeks · Otis Williams · Bruce Williamson
Elbridge Bryant · G. C. Cameron · Ray Davis · Dennis Edwards · Melvin Franklin · Damon Harris · Barrington "Bo" Henderson · Eddie Kendricks · Glenn Leonard · Harry McGilberry · Ricky Owens · Theo Peoples · Louis Price · David Ruffin · Richard Street · Paul Williams · Ali-Ollie Woodson
Pre-Temptations: Kel Osbourne · Wiley Waller · James "Pee-Wee" Crawford · Vernon Plain · Arthur Walton · Albert "Mooch" Harrell
Production
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Meet the Temptations · The Temptations Sing Smokey · The Temptin' Temptations · Gettin' Ready · The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul · The Temptations Wish It Would Rain · Cloud Nine · Puzzle People · Psychedelic Shack · Sky's the Limit · Solid Rock · All Directions · Masterpiece · 1990 · A Song for You · House Party · Wings of Love · The Temptations Do the Temptations · Bare Back · Hear to Tempt You · Power · The Temptations · Reunion · Surface Thrills · Back to Basics · Truly for You · Touch Me · To Be Continued... · Together Again · Special · Milestone · Phoenix Rising · Ear-Resistible · Awesome · Legacy · Still Here
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The Temptations: Live in Concert · 20th Century Masters: The Best of the Temptations · Get Ready: The Definitive Live Performances - 1965-1972 · The Temptations: Live in London
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The Temptations singles discography
1960s
"Oh Mother of Mine" (1961) · "Check Yourself" (1961) · "(You're My) Dream Come True" (1962) · "Mind Over Matter (I'm Gonna Make You Mine)" (1962) · "Paradise" (1962) · "I Want a Love I Can See" (1963) · "Farewell My Love" (1963) · "The Way You Do the Things You Do" (1964) · "I'll Be in Trouble" (1964) / "The Girl's Alright with Me" (1964) · "Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)" (1964) · "My Girl" (1964) · "It's Growing" (1965) · "Since I Lost My Baby" (1965) / "You've Got to Earn It" (1965) · "My Baby" (1965) / "Don't Look Back" (1965) · "Get Ready" (1966) · "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" (1966) · "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" (1966) · "(I Know) I'm Losing You" (1966) · "All I Need" (1967) · "You're My Everything" (1967) / "I've Been Good To You" (1967) · "(Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need" (1967) · "I Wish It Would Rain" (1968) / "I Truly, Truly Believe" (1968) · "I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)" (1968) · "Please Return Your Love to Me" (1968) · "Cloud Nine" (1968) · "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (1968) / "Silent Night" (1968) · "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" (1969) · "Runaway Child, Running Wild" (1969) · "I'll Try Something New" (1969) · "Don't Let the Joneses Get You Down" (1969) · "I Second That Emotion" (1969) · "I Can't Get Next to You" (1969) · "The Weight" (1969)
1970s
"Psychedelic Shack" (1970) · "Why (Must We Fall in Love)" (1970) · "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" (1970) · "Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite the World)" (1970) / "Hum Along and Dance" (1970) · "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" (1971) · "It's Summer" (1971) · "Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)" (1971) · "Take a Look Around" (1972) · "Mother Nature" (1972) / "Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On" (1972) · "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (1972) · "Masterpiece" (1973) · "Plastic Man" (1973) · "Hey Girl (I Like Your Style)" (1973) · "Law of the Land" (1973) · "Let Your Hair Down" (1973) · "Heavenly" (1974) · "You've Got My Soul on Fire" (1974) · "Happy People" (1974) · "Shakey Ground" (1975) · "Glasshouse" (1975) · "Keep Holdin' On" (1976) · "Up the Creek (Without a Paddle)" (1976) · "Who are You (and What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life)" (1976) · "In a Lifetime" (1977) · "Think for Yourself" (1977) · "Bare Back" (1978) · "Ever Ready Love" (1978)
1980s
"Power" (1980) · "Struck by Lightning Twice" (1980) · "Aiming at Your Heart" (1981) · "Oh What a Night" (1981) · "Standing on the Top - Pt. 1" (1982) · "More on the Inside" (1982) · "Love on My Mind Tonight" (1983) · "Miss Busy Body (Get Your Body Busy)" (1983) · "Sail Away" (1983) · "Treat Her Like a Lady" (1984) · "My Love is True (Truly for You)" (1985) · "How Can You Say That It's Over" (1985) · "Do You Really Love Your Baby" (1985) · "Touch Me" (1986) · "A Fine Mess" (1986) · "My Girl" (re-issue) (1986) · "I'm Fascinated" (1986) · "Lady Soul" (1986) · "To be Continued..." (1986) · "Someone" (1987) · "I Wonder Who She's Seeing Now" (1987) · "Papa was a Rollin' Stone" (re-issue) (1987) · "Look What You Started" (1987) · "Do You Wanna Go with Me" (1988) · "All I Want from You" (1989) · "Special" (1989)
1990s
"Soul to Soul" (1990) · "The Motown Song" (1991) · "The Jones" (1991) · "My Girl" (re-issue) (1992) · "Hoops of Fire" (1992) · "Error of Our Ways" (1994) · "Silent Night" (1995) · "Stay" (1998) · "This is My Promise" (1998) · "How Could He Hurt You" (1999)
2000s
"I'm Here" (2000)
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