1983 Smokey Robinson – Touch The Sky
Touch The Sky is a 1983 album by American singer Smokey Robinson. It was produced and arranged by Robinson with Reginald “Sonny” Burke, and recorded and mixed at Golden Sound Studios, Inc., Hollywood, California. The album was released on the Motown sub-label Tamla.
Tracks
1 Touch The Sky (Smokey Robinson) 05:44
2 Gimme What You Want (Marvin Tarplin; Smokey Robinson) 04:06
3 Even Tho’ (Forest Hairston) 03:48
4 Gone Again (Smokey Robinson) 03:43
5 All My Life’s A Lie (Smokey Robinson) 03:59
6 Sad Time (Scott Getlin; Stephen Tavani) 04:24
7 Dynamite (Berry Gordy; Smokey Robinson) 04:38
8 I’ve Made Love To You A Thousand Times (Marvin Tarplin; Smokey Robinson) 05:47
Biography
Musicians
1 Touch The Sky
| Bass | James Jamerson Jr |
| Drums | Sonny Burke |
| Guitar | Charles Fearing |
| Keyboards | Sonny Burke |
| Synthesizer | Sonny Burke |
| Programming | Paul Fox |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Brenda Lee Eager |
| Background Vocals | Claudette Robinson |
| Background Vocals | Ivory Davis |
| Background Vocals | James Sledge |
| Background Vocals | James Gadson |
| Background Vocals | Leon Ware |
| Background Vocals | Patti Henley |
| Vocals | Smokey Robinson |
2 Gimme What You Want
| Bass | Scott Edwards |
| Drums | Sonny Burke |
| Guitar | Marvin Tarplin |
| Keyboards | Sonny Burke |
| Synthesizer | Sonny Burke |
| Programming | Paul Fox |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Vocals | Smokey Robinson |
3 Even Tho’
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Guitar | David T Walker |
| Keyboards | Sonny Burke |
| Vocals | Smokey Robinson |
4 Gone Again
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Drums | Sonny Burke |
| Guitar | David T Walker |
| Keyboards | Sonny Burke |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Vocals | Smokey Robinson |
5 All My Life’s A Lie
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Sonny Burke |
| Guitar | Charles Fearing |
| Guitar | David T Walker |
| Keyboards | Sonny Burke |
| Synthesizer | Sonny Burke |
| Programming | Michael Boddicker |
| Flute | Fred Smith |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Vocals | Smokey Robinson |
6 Sad Time
| Bass | Scott Edwards |
| Drums | Sonny Burke |
| Guitar | Charles Fearing |
| Guitar | David T Walker |
| Keyboards | Sonny Burke |
| Flute | Ernie Watts |
| Sax | Ernie Watts |
| Vocals | Smokey Robinson |
7 Dynamite
| Bass | James Jamerson Jr |
| Drums | Sonny Burke |
| Guitar | Charles Fearing |
| Guitar | David T Walker |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Keyboards | Sonny Burke |
| Synthesizer | Sonny Burke |
| Programming | Michael Boddicker |
| Programming | Paul Fox |
| Sax | Ernie Watts |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Vocals | Smokey Robinson |
8 I’ve Made Love To You A Thousand Times
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Drums | Sonny Burke |
| Guitar | Marvin Tarplin |
| Keyboards | Sonny Burke |
| Synthesizer | Sonny Burke |
| Flute | Fred Smith |
| Programming | Paul Fox |
| Vocals | Smokey Robinson |
Liner Notes
Producer – Smokey Robinson, Sonny Burke
Arranged By – Smokey Robinson, Sonny Burke
Engineer (Mixing) – Gary Jaye, Paul Ring, Smokey Robinson, Sonny Burke
Engineer (Recording) – Paul Ring
Engineer (Technical) – Robert Biles
Engineer (Assistant) – Gary Jaye
Mastered By – Wally Traugott
Art Direction – Johnny Lee, Terry Taylor
Artwork – Sarah Sakakibara
Design – Alana Coghlan
Photography – David Alexander, Sheri Hyatt
Recorded At Golden Sound Studios Inc, Hollywood, CA
Mastered At Capitol Records, Hollywood, CA
Mixed At Golden Sound Studios Inc, Hollywood, CA
Phonographic Copyright Motown Record Corporation
Copyright Motown Record Corporation