Released November 1, 1965 Length 33:49 Artist The Miracles Label Tamla Motown | Recorded 1965 at Hitsville USA Release date 1 November 1965 | |
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Smokey robinson the miracles going to a go go my extended version
Going to a Go-Go is a 1965 album by the Miracles, the first to credit the group as Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. It includes four of the Miracles' Top 20 hits: "Ooo Baby Baby", "The Tracks of My Tears", "Going to a Go-Go", and "My Girl Has Gone". It was produced by Miracles lead singer Smokey Robinson, along with Frank Wilson and William "Mickey" Stevenson.
Contents
- Smokey robinson the miracles going to a go go my extended version
- Smokey robinson the miracles going to a go go
- Composition
- Release
- Track Listing
- The Miracles
- Other Credits
- Songs
- References
Primarily produced by Miracles lead singer Smokey Robinson, Going to a Go-Go features compositions co-written by Miracles members Robinson, Ronald White, Bobby Rogers, Pete Moore, and Marv Tarplin. In fact, with the sole exception of the song, "My Baby Changes Like The Weather", this entire album was written by The Miracles.
Going To A Go-Go was the only Miracles studio LP to chart within the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 albums chart, where it remained for 40 weeks peaking at number 8. The LP peaked at number-one on Billboard's R&B albums chart. In 2003, the album achieved Gold Record status. It was ranked number 271 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
Going to a Go-Go was reissued on CD in 2002, coupled with the Miracles' Away We a Go-Go.
Smokey robinson the miracles going to a go go
Composition
Robinson wrote or co-wrote all the tracks, apart from "My Baby Changes Like the Weather", which was written by two other Motown writers, Hal Davis and Frank Wilson. Robinson's main writing partner was his childhood friend and co-founder of the Miracles, Warren "Pete" Moore, who worked with him on seven of the album's twelve tracks. The other writers are: Miracles members Bobby Rogers, Ronald White,and Marv Tarplin,along with William "Mickey" Stevenson, a Motown songwriter and producer, who contributed to one song. Marv Tarplin, the Miracles' lead guitarist, created the evocative opening chords of "The Tracks of My Tears". and the starting guitar riffs on the title song, and "My Girl has Gone" .
Release
Going To A Go-Go was released November 1965, and reached number-eight of the Billboard 200 albums chart, and number-one on Billboard's R&B albums chart. It is the only Miracles studio LP to chart within the Top 10.
The tracks "Ooo Baby Baby", "The Tracks of My Tears", "Going to a Go-Go", and "My Girl Has Gone", were released as singles, and reached the Top 20. "Choosey Beggar" charted on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart at number 35. "A Fork in the Road" was a strong regional hit in several areas of the country and was regularly performed as part of the Miracles' live show.
Going to a Go-Go was reissued on CD in 2002, coupled with the Miracles' Away We a Go-Go.
Track Listing
- "The Tracks of My Tears" (Warren Moore, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Tarplin) – 2:55
- "Going to a Go-Go" (Moore, Robinson, Robert Rogers, Tarplin) – 2:46
- "Ooo Baby Baby" (Moore, Robinson) – 2:45
- "My Girl Has Gone" (Moore, Robinson, Tarplin, Ronald White) – 2:50
- "In Case You Need Love" (Robinson) – 2:47
- "Choosey Beggar" (Moore, Robinson) – 2:33
- "Since You Won My Heart" (Robinson, William "Mickey" Stevenson) – 2:16
- "From Head to Toe" (Robinson) – 2:25
- "All That's Good" (Moore, Robinson) – 3:12
- "My Baby Changes Like the Weather" (Hal Davis, Frank Wilson) – 2:47
- "Let Me Have Some" – (Robinson, Rogers) – 3:07
- "A Fork in the Road" (Moore, Robinson, White) – 3:26
The Miracles
Other Credits
Producers
Songs
1The Tracks Of My Tears2:58
2Going to a Go-Go2:49
3Ooo Baby Baby2:46