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Smokey's Family Robinson

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Smokey's Family Robinson
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 10, 1976
Recorded1975
GenreSoul
LabelTamla
T6-341[1]
ProducerSmokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson chronology
A Quiet Storm
(1975)
Smokey's Family Robinson
(1976)
Deep in My Soul
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Smokey's Family Robinson is an album by Smokey Robinson, released in 1976. The title is a pun on The Swiss Family Robinson.

The album peaked at No. 57 on the Billboard 200.[5]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Smokey Robinson; except where indicated.

  1. "When You Came" - 5:24
  2. "Get Out of Town" (Smokey Robinson, Rose Ella Jones) - 4:43
  3. "Do Like I Do" (Smokey Robinson, Rose Ella Jones) - 4:40
  4. "Open" (Smokey Robinson, Marv Tarplin, Pamela Moffett) - 3:50
  5. "So in Love" - 4:40
  6. "Like Nobody Can" - 4:10
  7. "Castles Made of Sand" - 4:49

Personnel

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  • Smokey Robinson – lead vocals, rhythm arrangements
  • Reginald "Sonny" Burke – keyboards, rhythm arrangements
  • Marvin Tarplinguitar
  • Scott Edwards – bass guitar
  • Wayne Tweed – bass guitar
  • Joseph A. Brown, Jr. – drums
  • James "Alibe" Sledge – percussion
  • Michael Jacobsen – electric cello, saxophone
  • Fred Smith – horns, horn arrangements
  • Ivory Stone Davis – backing vocals
  • Carolyn Dennis – backing vocals
  • Patricia Henley – backing vocals
  • Melba Joyce – backing vocals

Production

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  • Producer – Smokey Robinson
  • Engineers – Guy Costa and Smokey Robinson
  • Art Direction – Frank Mulvey
  • Photography – Sam Emerson
  • Graphics – Gribbit!
  • Management – Don Foster

References

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  1. ^ Thompson, Dave (December 11, 2018). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440248917 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Smokey's Family Robinson - Smokey Robinson | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 74.
  4. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 595.
  5. ^ "Smokey Robinson". Billboard.