1981 Smokey Robinson – Being With You
Being with You is a 1981 album by American singer Smokey Robinson. It is one of the few Smokey Robinson solo albums that have been released in the CD format. It features the million-selling, Gold-certified single title track “Being with You”, which hit #1 on the Cash Box Top 100. It just missed the #1 Pop position in Billboard, peaking at #2, making it Robinson’s highest-charting solo hit after leaving The Miracles. It was also #1 for five consecutive weeks on the R&B Chart and for two weeks on the UK Singles Chart.
Smokey’s first wife, fellow Miracles member Claudette Robinson, contributed background vocals to this album. This album has been Certified Gold by the RIAA. It eventually sold over 900,000 copies in the United States.
Tracks
1 Being With You (Glen Ballard, Clif Magness) 4:07
2 Food For Thought (Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken) 4:10
3 If You Wanna Make Love (Come ‘Round Here) (Keithen Carter, Bruce Gaitsch) 3:31
4 Who’s Sad (Keithen Carter, Bruce Gaitsch, Patrick Leonard) 3:42
5 Can’t Fight Love (Glen Ballard, Clif Magness) 5:56
6 You Are Forever (Eugene Jackson, Jimmy Douglass) 4:28
7 As You Do (Clarence Brice, Evelyn King) 3:12
8 I Hear The Children Singing (Mic Murphy, David Frank) 3:44
Musicians
| Bass | Scott Edwards |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Guitar | Mike Piccirillo |
| Keyboards | Bill Cuomo |
| Keyboards | Mike Piccirillo |
| Organ | Mike Piccirillo |
| Synthesizer | Mike Piccirillo |
| Sax | Joel Peskin |
| Trombone | David Stout |
| Trumpet | Harry Kim |
| Percussion | Howard Lee Wolen |
| Percussion | Mark Wolfson |
| Background Vocals | Mike Piccirillo |
| Background Vocals | Claudette Robinson |
| Background Vocals | Ivory Davis |
| Background Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
| Background Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
| Background Vocals | Patti Henley |
| Background Vocals | Robert John |
| Vocals | Smokey Robinson |
Biography
Other Musicians
7 As You Do
| Bass | Bob Popwell |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Drums | Scotty Harris |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Keyboards | Ron Rancifer |
| Keyboards | Reginald Burke |
| Sax | Fred Smith |
Liner Notes
Producer – George Tobin
Producer (Associate) – Mike Piccirillo
Arranged By – George Tobin
Coordinator – Lisa Marie
Engineer – Howard Lee Wolen
Engineer (Assistant) – Richie Griffin
Mastered By – John Lemay
Mixed By – George Tobin, Mike Piccirillo
Art Direction – Johnny Lee
Design – Ginny Livingston
Photography – Gary Heery
Mastered At Capitol Mastering
Mixed At Studio Sound Recorders
Mixed At Motown Recording Studios
Recorded At Studio Sound Recorders
Recorded At Motown Recording Studios
Phonographic Copyright Motown Record Corporation
Copyright Motown Record Corporation