Don't Cha Love It
1975 studio album by The Miracles
Don't Cha Love It | ||||
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Studio album by The Miracles | ||||
Released | 1975 (1975) | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 36:23 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | Tamla | |||
Producer | Freddie Perren | |||
The Miracles chronology | ||||
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Don't Cha Love It is a 1975 studio album by American soul vocal group The Miracles.
Reception
Editors of AllMusic Guide scored this album 2.5 out of five stars, with reviewer Andrew Hamilton considering it "the weakest to date" due to lackluster lyrics by Christine Yarian and poor production choices by Freddie Perren.[1] In the 1983 edition of The New Rolling Stone Record Guide, this album was scored three out of five stars.[2] In 2011's The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, this album received two out of five stars.[3]
Track listing
- "Keep on Keepin' On (Doin' What You Do)" (Richard Wyatt, Jr. and Christine Yarian) – 3:37
- "Sweet Sweet Lovin'" (Edward L. Jones, Freddie Perren, and Yarian) – 3:45
- "A Little Piece of Heaven" (Perren and Yarian) – 4:25
- "Don't Cha Love It" (Perren and Yarian) – 3:20
- "Got Me Goin' (Again)" (Perren and Yarian) – 3:47
- "Gemini" (Perren, Pam St. Cyr, and Yarian) – 3:05
- "Brokenhearted Girl – Brokenhearted Boy" (Elmer Hopper, Perren, and Yarian) – 4:05
- "Take It All" (Perren and Yarian) – 3:40
- "Gonna Tell the World (Wedding Song)" (Perren and Yarian) – 3:21
- "You Are Love" (Perren and Yarian) – 3:22
Personnel
The Miracles
- Billy Griffin – vocals
- Warren "Pete" Moore – vocals
- Bobby Rogers – vocals
- Ronnie White – vocals
Additional personnel
- Angel Balestier – engineering
- Val Garay – engineering
- Bob Gleason – illustration
- Eddy Manson – arrangement on "Got Me Goin' (Again)"
- Gene Page – arrangement on "Sweet Sweet Lovin'", "A Little Piece of Heaven", and "You Are Love"
- Freddie Perren – arrangement, production
- Katarina Petterson – art direction
- Jimmy Robinson – engineering
- Tom Sellers – arrangement on "Keep on Keepin' On (Doin' What You Do"), "Gemini", and "Gonna Tell the World (Wedding Song)"
- Art Stewart – engineering
- Richard Wyatt, Jr. – arrangement on "Keep on Keepin' On (Doin' What You Do)"
Chart performance
Don't Cha Love It reached seventh on the Top R&B Albums and peaked at 96 on the Billboard 200.[4]
References
- ^ Hamilton, Andrew. "The Miracles – Don't Cha Love It". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ Dave Marsh; John Swenson, eds. (1983). The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House/Rolling Stone Press. p. 337. ISBN 9780394721071.
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
- ^ "The Miracles – Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on February 24, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
External links
- Don't Cha Love It at Discogs (list of releases)
- Don't Cha Love It at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
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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)