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1986 Smokey Robinson – Smoke Signals

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Smoke Signals is a studio album by American R&B singer Smokey Robinson, released in 1986 by Motown.

Tracks

1  Some People (Will Do Anything For Love) (Bobby Sandstrom; Michael Price) 04:23
2  Sleepless Nights (Alan Gorrie; Michael Mugrage) 04:06
3  Because Of You (It’s The Best It’s Ever Been) (Smokey Robinson) 04:13
4  Be Kind To The Growing Mind (Smokey Robinson) 04:45
5  Te Quiero Como Si No Hubiera Un Manana (I’m Gonna Love You Like There’s No Tomorrow) (Ivory Stone; Mark Davis; Smokey Robinson) 04:21
6  Hold On To Your Love (Stevie Wonder; Smokey Robinson) 05:12
7  Photograph In My Mind (JC Crowley; Tom Campbell) 03:51
8  No Time To Stop Believing (Don Black; Simon Climie) 04:11
9  Wishful Thinking (Bobby Sandstrom; David Paul Bryant; Michael Price) 04:06
10  Hanging On By A Thread (Mark Davis; Smokey Robinson) 03:45

Biography

Musicians

1 Some People (Will Do Anything For Love)

BassBobby Sandstrom
Drums (programming)Bobby Sandstrom
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
SynthesizerBobby Sandstrom
HornsEmilio Castillo
HornsGreg Adams
HornsMichael Cichowicz
HornsRichard Elliot
HornsStephen Kupka
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
Background VocalsBobby Sandstrom
Background VocalsMaureen Steele
Background VocalsMichael Lovesmith
VocalsSmokey Robinson


2 Sleepless Nights

BassNeil Stubenhaus
DrumsMike Baird
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
KeyboardsJohn Hobbs
SynthesizerJohn Hobbs
LyriconRichard Elliot
PercussionSteve Barri
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
Background VocalsMaureen Steele
Background VocalsMichael Lovesmith
Background VocalsRichard Carpenter
VocalsSmokey Robinson


3 Because Of You (It’s The Best It’s Ever Been)

DrumsJR Robinson
Drums (programming)Freddy Alwag
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
KeyboardsJim Lang
SynthesizerJim Lang
LyriconRichard Elliot
Background VocalsBrenda Lee Eager
Background VocalsIvory Stone
Background VocalsPatricia Henley Talbert
VocalsSmokey Robinson


4 Be Kind To The Growing Mind

BassNeil Stubenhaus
DrumsJR Robinson
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
PianoJohn Hobbs
PercussionSteve Barri
Background VocalsThe Temptations
Background VocalsBrenda Lee Eager
Background VocalsIvory Stone
Background VocalsPatricia Henley Talbert
VocalsSmokey Robinson


5 Te Quiero Como Si No Hubiera Un Manana (I’m Gonna Love You Like There’s No Tomorrow)

BassNeil Stubenhaus
DrumsJR Robinson
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
PianoJohn Hobbs
SynthesizerRobbie Buchanan
SynthesizerMichael Boddicker
SynthesizerTony Peluso
SaxFred Smith
SaxCalvin Davis
TrumpetHerb Alpert
PercussionSteve Barri
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
Background VocalsBrenda Lee Eager
Background VocalsIvory Stone
Background VocalsPatricia Henley Talbert
VocalsSmokey Robinson


6 Hold On To Your Love

BassJim Lang
DrumsMike Baird
Drums (programming)Jim Lang
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
KeyboardsJim Lang
KeyboardsMichael Omartian
SynthesizerMichael Omartian
Background VocalsBrenda Lee Eager
Background VocalsBunny DeBarge
Background VocalsHoward Smith
Background VocalsIvory Stone
Background VocalsMark Debarge
Background VocalsPatricia Henley Talbert
VocalsSmokey Robinson


7 Photograph In My Mind

BassRobbie Buchanan
DrumsVinnie Colaiuta
Drums (programming)Robbie Buchanan
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
SynthesizerRobbie Buchanan
Background VocalsDarryl Phinnessee
Background VocalsDennis Lambert
Background VocalsOren Waters
Background VocalsPhillip Ingram
VocalsSmokey Robinson


8 No Time To Stop Believing

BassRobbie Buchanan
DrumsVinnie Colaiuta
Drums (programming)Robbie Buchanan
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
SynthesizerRobbie Buchanan
SaxRichard Elliot
Background VocalsDarryl Phinnessee
Background VocalsDennis Lambert
Background VocalsOren Waters
Background VocalsPhillip Ingram
VocalsSmokey Robinson


9 Wishful Thinking

BassNeil Stubenhaus
Drums (programming)Bobby Sandstrom
Guitar (solo)Tony Peluso
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
KeyboardsBobby Sandstrom
SynthesizerBobby Sandstrom
HornsEmilio Castillo
HornsGreg Adams
HornsMichael Cichowicz
HornsRichard Elliot
HornsStephen Kupka
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
Background VocalsIvory Stone
Background VocalsJulia Tillman Waters
Background VocalsMaxine Willard Waters
VocalsSmokey Robinson


10 Hanging On By A Thread

BassNeil Stubenhaus
DrumsMike Baird
Guitar (solo)Tony Peluso
KeyboardsJohn Hobbs
KeyboardsRichard Carpenter
SynthesizerJohn Hobbs
Background VocalsMichael Lovesmith
Background VocalsRichard Carpenter
VocalsSmokey Robinson

Liner Notes

Producer – Steve Barri
Producer – Tony Peluso (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10)
Producer – Mark Davis, Smokey Robinson (Track 5)
Producer – Dennis Lambert (Tracks 7, 8)
Co-producer – Robbie Buchanan (Tracks 7, 8)
Producer (Executive) – Steve Barri
Arranged By – Bobby Sandstrom (Tracks 1, 9)
Arranged By – Tony Peluso (Tracks 2, 3, 4)
Arranged By – John Hobbs (Tracks 2, 10)
Arranged By – Fred Alwag, Mark Davis (Track 3)
Arranged By – Jim Lang (Tracks 3, 6)
Arranged By – Michael Boddicker, Michael Omartian (Track 4)
Arranged By – Mark Davis (Track 5)
Arranged By – Stevie Wonder (Track 6)
Arranged By – Robbie Buchanan (Tracks 7, 8)
Arranged By – David Bryant (Track 9)
Arranged By (Backing Vocals) – Bobby Sandstrom, Michael Lovesmith (Track 1)
Arranged By (Backing Vocals) – Richard Carpenter (Tracks 2, 10)
Arranged By (Horns) – Greg Adams (Tracks 1, 9)
Coordinator – Gail Pierson
Engineer (Mastering] – Steve Hall
Engineer (Mixing) – Jack Joseph Puig (Tracks 7, 8)
Engineer (Mixing, Recording) – Tony Peluso (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10)
Engineer (Recording) – Dennis MacKay Jack Joseph Puig (Tracks 7, 8)
Engineer (Second) – Bino Espinoza
Engineer (Second) – Karen Siegel, Sabrina Buchanek, Toni Greene (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10)
Engineer (Second) – Steve Ford (Tracks 7, 8)

Art Direction – Johnny Lee
Design – Janet Levinson
Photography – Ron Slenzak

Mastered At Future Disc, West Hollywood, CA
Recorded At Soundcastle Studio Center, Los Angeles, CA
Recorded At Motown / Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
Recorded At Monkey Dust Studio, Granada Hills, CA
Phonographic Copyright Motown Record Corporation
Copyright Motown Record Corporation

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