1979 Smokey Robinson – Where There’s Smoke
Where There’s Smoke… is a 1979 album by Smokey Robinson, released on Motown Records’ Tamla label. It contains his Billboard Top ten pop hit single “Cruisin'”.
Tracks
1 It’s A Good Night (Smokey Robinson) 5:46
2 I Love The Nearness Of You (Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder) 4:30
3 The Hurt’s On You (Lawrence Hanks, Rodney Massey) 4:16
4 Ever Had A Dream (Smokey Robinson, James Bradford) 3:47
5 Get Ready (Smokey Robinson) 5:56
6 Share It (Smokey Robinson) 4:58
7 Cruisin’ (Smokey Robinson, Marvin Tarplin) 5:53
Biography
Musicians
Bass | Bernard Reed |
Bass | Chuck Rainey |
Bass | Larry Davis |
Bass | Nathan Watts |
Bass | Wayne Tweed |
Drums | Brian Grice |
Drums | Dennis Davis |
Drums | James Gadson |
Drums | Scotty Harris |
Guitar | Byron Gregory |
Guitar | Danny Leake |
Guitar | David T Walker |
Guitar | Marvin Tarplin |
Guitar | Wah Wah Watson |
Guitar | Michael Sembello |
Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
Guitar | Rick Littlefield |
Guitar | Rick Zunigar |
Guitar | Robert White |
Fender Rhodes | Greg Phillinganes |
Keyboards | Lawrence Hanks |
Keyboards | Roger Harris |
Keyboards | Ron Rancifer |
Keyboards | Ronnie McNeir |
Keyboards | Sonny Burke |
Keyboards | Terry Fryer |
Flute | Fred Smith |
Horns | Michael Jacobson |
Sax | Fred Smith |
Strings | Michael Jacobson |
Percussion | Sonny Burke |
Percussion | Ivory Davis |
Percussion | Jack Ashford |
Background Vocals | Bernard Ighner |
Background Vocals | Charles Wright |
Background Vocals | Cheryl Cooper |
Background Vocals | Claudette Robinson |
Background Vocals | Ivory Davis |
Background Vocals | James Sledge |
Background Vocals | Patricia Henley Talbert |
Background Vocals | Paula Dickerson |
Liner Notes
Producer – Smokey Robinson (Tracks 1, 4, 6, 7)
Co-producer – Sonny Burke (Track 1)
Co-producer – Smokey Robinson (Tracks 2, 5)
Co-producer – Stevie Wonder (Track 2)
Co-producer – Homer Talbert, Jerry Butler (Track 3)
Product Manager – Brenda M Boyce
Arranged By – Sonny Burke (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7)
Arranged By – Robert Bowles, Paul David Wilson, Terry Fryer (Track 3)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Stevie Wonder (Track 2)
Arranged By (Strings) – Paul Riser (Track 2)
Engineer (Assistant Recording Engineer) – Gail Ritter
Engineer (Recording Engineer) – Cal Harris, Roger Dollarhide, Michael Lizzio
Mixed By – Michael Lizzio, Smokey Robinson
Mixed By (Assistant) – Gail Ritter, Randy Dunlap
Art Direction – John Cabalka
Design – Ginny Livingston
Photography – Claude Mougin
Phonographic Copyright Motown Record Corporation
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