Christmas with The Miracles
Christmas with The Miracles | ||||
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Studio album by The Miracles | ||||
Released | October 29, 1963 | |||
Studio | Hitsville USA, Detroit | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Label | Tamla | |||
Producer | Ronald White[1] | |||
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Christmas with The Miracles is a seasonal favorites' album by Motown soul group The Miracles which was recorded in 1963. The album charted for 6 weeks, peaking at number 15 on Billboard's Christmas Record album chart on December 11, 1965.[2] It features traditional Christmas songs, with one Smokey Robinson original, "Christmas Everyday". The album was produced by Miracles member Ronnie White. Miracle Pete Moore was serving in the U.S. Armed Services at the time the cover photograph was taken, and was not on the cover photograph, nor was Miracle Marv Tarplin.
Track listing
All lead vocals by Smokey Robinson, except where noted.
Side One
- "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 1:52
- "Let It Snow" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 1:39 (lead: Claudette Robinson)
- "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith) – 2:18 (Lead: group)
- "Christmas Everyday" (Smokey Robinson) – 2:27 (lead: Smokey Robinson with Bobby Rogers)
- "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (Walter Kent, Kim Gannon) – 2:25 (lead: Ronnie White)
Side Two
- "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Bob Wells) – 2:37
- "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 3:04 (lead: Ronnie White with Smokey Robinson)
- "Silver Bells" (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) – 2:00
- "Noel" (Traditional) – 2:28
- "O Holy Night" (Adolphe Adam) – 2:10
This album was mastered for compact disc by John Matousek at Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California, and was released on CD in 1987.[3]
Personnel
- Smokey Robinson – lead vocals
- Ronnie White, Bobby Rogers, Warren "Pete" Moore, Claudette Robinson – background vocals
- Marv Tarplin – guitar
- The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
- Ronald White, producer
References
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- Smokey Robinson
- Ronnie White
- Pete Moore
- Bobby Rogers
- Claudette Robinson
- Marv Tarplin
- Billy Griffin
- Donald Griffin
- Carl Cotton
- Mark Scott
- Dave Finley
- Sydney Justin
- Alphonse Franklin
- Tee Turner
- Hi... We're the Miracles (1961)
- Cookin' with the Miracles (1961)
- I'll Try Something New (1962)
- The Fabulous Miracles (1963)
- Christmas with The Miracles (1963)
- The Miracles Doin' Mickey's Monkey (1963)
- I Like It Like That (1964)
- Going to a Go-Go (1965)
- Away We a Go-Go (1966)
- Make It Happen (The Tears of a Clown) (1967)
- Special Occasion (1968)
- Time Out for Smokey Robinson & the Miracles (1969)
- Four in Blue (1969)
- What Love Has Joined Together (1970)
- A Pocket Full of Miracles (1970)
- The Season for Miracles (1970)
- One Dozen Roses (1971)
- Flying High Together (1972)
- Renaissance (1973)
- Do It Baby (1974)
- Don't Cha Love It (1975)
- City of Angels (1975)
- The Power of Music (1976)
- Love Crazy (1977)
- The Miracles (1978)
- The Miracles Recorded Live on Stage (1963)
- Smokey Robinson & the Miracles LIVE! (1969)
- Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: 1957–1972 (1972)
- Greatest Hits: From the Beginning (1965)
- Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (1968)
- Anthology (1974)
- Anthology '86 (1986)
- Anthology: The Best of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (1995)
- The Ultimate Collection (1998)
- Ooo Baby Baby: The Anthology (2002)
- Depend On Me: The Early Albums (2009)
- "Bad Girl"
- "Way Over There"
- "Shop Around"
- "Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues"
- "What's So Good About Goodbye"
- "I've Been Good to You"
- "I'll Try Something New"
- "You've Really Got a Hold on Me"/"Happy Landing"
- "A Love She Can Count On"
- "Mickey's Monkey"
- "I Gotta Dance to Keep From Crying"
- "(You Can't Let the Boy Overpower) The Man in You"
- "I Like It Like That"
- "That's What Love Is Made Of"
- "Come On Do the Jerk"
- "Ooo Baby Baby"
- "The Tracks of My Tears"
- "A Fork in the Road"
- "My Girl Has Gone"
- "Going to a Go-Go"
- "Choosey Beggar"
- "Whole Lot of Shakin' in My Heart (Since I Met You)"
- "(Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need"
- "The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage"
- "More Love"
- "I Second That Emotion"
- "If You Can Want"
- "Yester Love"
- "Special Occasion"
- "Baby, Baby Don't Cry"
- "Here I Go Again"
- "Doggone Right"
- "Abraham, Martin and John"
- "Point It Out"
- "The Tears of a Clown"
- "I Don't Blame You at All"
- "We've Come Too Far to End It Now"
- "Give Me Just Another Day"
- "Do It Baby"
- "Love Machine"
- The Definitive Performances (1963–1987) (2006)