This is a list of covers of Miracles songs that have been recorded and released. According to several websites, the Miracles are one of the most covered groups in recorded history and the most covered Motown group ever.[1] Their music and songs have influenced artists all over the world – in every major musical genre – over the last 50 years.[2]
"(Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need"
Year | Covered by | Album |
1967 | The Cowsills | The Cowsills |
1970 | The Jackson 5 | ABC |
"(You Can) Depend on Me"
Year | Covered by | Album |
1960 | The Supremes | Let the Music Play: Supreme Rarities 1960–1969 |
1962 | Mary Wells | Looking Back: 1961–1964 |
1964 | Brenda Holloway | Every Little Bit Hurts |
1965 | The Temptations | The Temptations Sing Smokey |
1967 | Barbara Mason | – |
"(You Can't Let the Boy Overpower) The Man in You"
Year | Covered by | Album |
1968 | Chuck Jackson | Arrives! |
"A Fork in the Road"
Year | Covered by | Album |
1984 | Rebbie Jackson | Centipede |
"After All"
"Baby, Baby Don't Cry"
Year | Covered by | Album |
1969 | Gerald Wilson and His Orchestra | Eternal Equinox |
"Bad Girl"
"Can You Love a Poor Boy?"
This song, originally recorded by The Miracles, appears on their 1966 album, Away We A Go-Go. It was written by Stevie Wonder
"Choosey Beggar"
Year | Covered by | Album |
1979 | Debby Boone | Debby Boone |
2004 | Chazz Dixon | Hitsville: The House That Berry Built |
"Darling Dear"
"Determination"
"Do It Baby"
Year | Covered by | Album |
1976 | Jimmy Ponder | Illusions |
197? | Red Holt | – |
"Doggone Right"
Year | Covered by | Album |
1970 | Bobby Davis & The Sensations | – |
"From Head to Toe"
Year | Covered by | Album |
1966 | The Escorts | Single a-side |
1967 | Chris Clark | Soul Sounds, also single a-side |
1982 | Elvis Costello | Single a-side |
"Going to a Go-Go"
"Got a Job"
"Happy Landing"
Year | Covered by | Album |
1964 | The Temptations | You've Got to Earn It (1962–1968) |
"Here I Go Again"
Year | Covered by | Album |
1986 | Oran "Juice" Jones | Juice |
2000 | Little Willie G. | Make Up for the Lost Time |
2004 | Chazz Dixon | Hitsville: The House That Berry Built |
"I Don't Blame You At All"
"I Gotta Dance to Keep From Crying"
Year | Covered by | Album |
1964 | The High Numbers | – |
1965 | Jimmy James & The Vagabonds | – |
"I Like It Like That"
Year | Covered by | Album |
1966 | Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels | – |
2000 | Bobby Vee | – |
"I Second That Emotion"
"If You Can Want"
"I'll Try Something New"
"I've Been Good to You"
"Love Machine"
"Mickey's Monkey"
"Mighty Good Lovin'"
Year | Covered by | Album |
1969 | Edwin Starr | – |
196? | Chris Clark | – |
"More Love"
"My Girl Has Gone"
A Top 20 1965 hit (Top 10 R&B).
Year | Covered by | Album |
1969 | Bobby Taylor | Taylor-Made Soul |
1970 | Ken Parker | – |
"Ooo Baby Baby"
"Oh Be My Love"
Year | Covered by | Album |
1965 | Barbara Lewis | The Many Grooves of Barbara Lewis |
1972 | The Supremes | Floy Joy |
"Shop Around"
Year | Covered by | Album |
1961 | Mary Wells | Bye Bye Baby I Don't Want to Take a Chance |
1964 | The Astronauts | – |
1965 | Bobby Vee | – |
1968 | Don Bryant | – |
1969 | Clarence Reid | – |
1976 | Captain & Tennille | Song of Joy |
1983 | The Spinners | – |
2008 | David Archuleta | – |
2013 | Angela Miller | American Idol Season 12 Top 8 |
"The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage"
Year | Covered by | Album |
1970 | The Jackson 5 | Third Album |
"The Tears of a Clown"
"The Tracks of My Tears"
"Way Over There"
Year | Covered by | Album |
1961 | The Marvelettes | Please Mr. Postman |
1965 | The Temptations | The Temptations Sing Smokey |
1968 | Edwin Starr | Soul Master |
"We've Come Too Far to End It Now"
Year | Covered by | Album |
1974 | The Escorts (US vocal group) | 3 Down 4 to Go |
"What's So Good About Goodbye"
Year | Covered by | Album |
1965 | The Temptations | The Temptations Sing Smokey |
"Who's Lovin' You"
"You've Really Got a Hold on Me"
List of Miracles songs covered and sampled by other artists
The Miracles, Motown's first group, are the most covered Motown group of all time.[1] Their music and songs have influenced artists all over the world – in every major musical genre – over the last 50 years.[2] Almost all of their hits were self-written, making them unique among Motown acts. Many of the Miracles' songs have been major hits or important recordings for other artists. Among these are:
(This is an incomplete list, as songs by the Miracles continue to be covered by more artists each year)
- "Going to a Go-Go" – The Rolling Stones, Phil Collins, The Hags, and Secret Affair.
- "I Second That Emotion" – Japan, Michael McDonald, Kiki Dee, The Manhattan Transfer, Jerry Garcia, Diana Ross & the Supremes with the Temptations, 10db, Tammy Wynette, José Feliciano, Emilie, Stuck In The Middle, Thelma Jones.
- "(Come 'Round Here) I'm The One You Need " – The Jackson 5, The Cowsills, The GP's
- "If You Can Want" – The Dirtbombs, Barbara McNair, Chazz Dixon.
- "Nowhere To Go- Kanye West (as the basis of his song "About An Angel"), Beanie Sigel (as "Got Nowhere"), Freeway
- "Much Better Off" – J Dilla.
- "You've Got The Love I Need" - J Dilla, Raekwon.
- "A Legend In Its Own Time" – J Dilla (as an exercept of his song "One Eleven").
- "Oh Be My Love"- Barbara Lewis, The Supremes, Barbara McNair.
- "I Don't Blame You At All" - Rosetta Hightower.
- "Mighty Good Lovin"-Edwin Starr, Chris Clark.
- "You're So Fine and Sweet" - The Undertakers.
- "I Like It Like That" - Bobby Vee, Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels.
- "Would I Love You" - Len Barry.
- "Happy Landing" - The Temptations.
- "Special Occasion - Jim Gilstrap.
- "I'll Try Something New" – Diana Ross & the Supremes with the Temptations, Barbara McNair, A Taste of Honey, Spyder Turner (as an excerpt from his cover of "Stand By Me")
- "My Girl Has Gone" – Etienne Daho, Bobby Taylor, Edwyn Collins, Ken Parker.
- "Yester Love" – Gerald Wilson & His Orchestra.
- "The Love I Saw In You Was Just a Mirage" – The Jackson 5, Vance Gilbert, The Uniques
- "Love Machine" – Wham!, Thelma Houston
- "Determination" – The Contours.
- "Choosey Beggar" – Chazz Dixon, Debby Boone.
- "I've Been Good To You" – Marshall Crenshaw, Brenda Holloway, Joe Meek, The Temptones, Ray, Goodman & Brown (The Moments), The Ones, The Temptations.
- "Mickey's Monkey" – Mother's Finest, Martha and the Vandellas, The Supremes, The Hollies, The Young Rascals, John Mellencamp, Lou Christie, Cannibal & the Headhunters, The C.A.Quintet, The Defenders, Chris Catena, The Sugar Beats, The Mac Truque.
- "More Love" – Kim Carnes, Paul Young, Barbara McNair, Mica Paris, The 5th Dimension, Rick Webb, Foster Sylvers.
- "Ooo Baby Baby" – Linda Ronstadt, Brenda Holloway, Shalamar, Ruby Turner, Sylvester, Spirit Traveler, Five Stairsteps, Zapp, Laura Nyro, Ella Fitzgerald, Honey Cone, Human Nature, Fingazz
- "Shop Around" – Captain & Tennille, Don Bryant, The Astronauts, The Allusions, and Georgie Fame, Neil Merryweather and Lynn Carey, among numerous others.
- "The Tears of a Clown" – La Toya Jackson, The Beat, The Rocking Chairs, The Re-Bops, Nnenna Freelon, The Flying Pickets, Caligula, Human Nature, Enuff Z'Nuff, Eumir Deodato, Brian Ray, Marc Cohn, Phil Collins.
- "The Tracks of My Tears " – Linda Ronstadt, Aretha Franklin, Johnny Rivers, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Mongo Santamaría, Martha and the Vandellas, Bryan Ferry, Björns Vänner (as Ser Jag Ut Att Må Bra?), Dolly Parton, Boyz II Men, Human Nature, among many others
- "Darling Dear" – The Jackson 5.
- "Who's Lovin' You" – The Jackson 5, En Vogue, Terence Trent D'Arby, Brenda Holloway, The Supremes, The Temptations, Honey Cone, Stevie B., Archie Bell & the Drells, Nikka Costa.
- "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" – Percy Sledge, Barbara McNair, The Beatles, The Temptations, The Supremes, The Zombies, Aidan Smith, Sonny & Cher, Mickey Gilley, Eddie Money, Cyndi Lauper, The Bobs, Greg Brown, Small Faces, Bobby McFerrin, Derrick Harriott, UFO8, Mike and The Mechanics, and She & Him among many others.
- "I Gotta Dance to Keep From Crying" – The Who, Jimmy James.
- "From Head to Toe" – Elvis Costello, Chris Clark
- "A Fork in the Road " – Rebbie Jackson
- "Way Over There" – The Royal Counts, The Temptations, Edwin Starr, The Marvelettes, New Man, Eddie Adams Jr.
- "(You Can't Let the Boy Overpower) The Man In You" – Chuck Jackson
- "What's So Good About Goodbye" – Giant Sunflower, The Temptations, Quix*O*Tic
- "More, More, More of Your Love" – Bob Brady & the Con Chords
- "Doggone Right" – Bobby Davis.
- "After All" – The Supremes, The Marvelettes.
- "Swept For You Baby" – The Sylvers, The Blenders, The Tamlins (as Sweat For You Baby).
- "The Hurt is Over" – The DT's
- "Whatever Makes You Happy"- Jacki Gore, Steve Washington.
- "Save Me" – The Undertones
- "(You Can) Depend On Me" – The Temptations, The Supremes, Mary Wells, Brenda Holloway, Barbara Mason.
- "Baby Baby Don't Cry" – Gerald Wilson and His Orchestra, Projekt.
- "Can You Love a Poor Boy" – Bobby Vee, Softones, Gil Bernal, Ronnie Walker.
- "Bad Girl" – Dazz Band, Jackie Jackson, Mary Wells, The Orlons.
- "That's What Love Is Made Of" – Michael Jackson, Bobby Vee, Choker Campbell, The Magicians.
- "We've Come Too Far To End It Now"-The Escorts
- "Here I Go Again" – Chazz Dixon, Carey Bell, A.J. De Bravo, Little Willie G., Oran "Juice" Jones.
- "Point It Out"' – The Supremes and The Temptations.
- "Got A Job" – The Marcels
- "Whole Lotta Shakin' In My Heart (Since I Met You)" – The Hellacopters, Marv Johnson.
- "Give Me Just Another Day" – Young Jeezy (as the basis for his song, "Mr 17.5"), Schoolboy Q, Wade Waters, Christina Milian, Rick Ross, Marco Polo feat. Torae, and others.[63]
- "Do It Baby"- Jimmy Ponder, Red Holt (of Young-Holt Unlimited).
- "Who's Gonna Take The Blame" – Capone N. Noreaga (as the basis of their song "Live On Live Long").
- "Come On Do The Jerk" – The Righteous Brothers [64], The T-Bones [3]
- "Don't Let It End ('Til You Let It Begin) - Betty Everett, [4] The Studio Group [5]
- "I Didn't Realize That The Show Was Over - Epik High (as an excerpt from their song "Encore") [6]
References: Allmusic, The Covers Project, Second Hand Songs, "Who Sampled" website.
See also
Notes
- ^ a b "Motown Legends Today : Tamla Motown News". Funandmusic.biz. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
- ^ a b "GONNNA TAKE SOME MIRACLES The Miracles on Blurt Online". Blurt-online.com. August 28, 2009. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
- ^ "The T-Bones - Come on do the Jerk (1965)". YouTube.
- ^ "Don't Let It End ('Til You Let It Begin)". YouTube.
- ^ "Don't Let It End ('Til You Let It Begin". YouTube.
- ^ "Epik High - 막을 올리며 (Encore) [ENG SUB]". YouTube.
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Compilations | - 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)
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Singles | |
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Videography | - The Definitive Performances (1963–1987) (2006)
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