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Producers – Steve Barri; Tony Peluso (Tracks 1-6, 9 & 10); Mark Davis (Track 5); Smokey
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283:"Wishful Thinking" (Bobby Sandstrom, Michael Price, David Paul Bryant) - 4:05
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Varga, George (March 9, 1986). "Robinson art alive in 'Smoke
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deemed the album "a little too much in the middle-of-the-road."
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All tracks composed by Smokey Robinson; except where indicated
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16:1986 studio album by Smokey Robinson
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892:My World (The Definitive Collection)
314:– arrangements (4), synthesizers (5)
545:Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios
514:Maxine Waters – backing vocals (9)
418:Calvin Davis – alto saxophone (5)
258:"Hold On to Your Love" (Robinson,
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906:Time Flies When You're Having Fun
511:Julie Waters – backing vocals (9)
487:Howard Smith – backing vocals (6)
651:The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
559:Album Coordinator – Gail Pierson
524:Executive Producer – Steve Barri
433:Mark Davis – arrangements (3, 5)
424:Fred Smith – tenor saxophone (5)
442:David Bryant – arrangements (9)
341:– bass guitar (2, 4, 5, 9, 10)
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1008:We've Saved the Best for Last
296:Smokey Robinson – lead vocals
272:"No Time to Stop Believing" (
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218:The San Diego Union-Tribune
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415:solo (2, 3), saxophone (8)
383:– horn arrangements (1, 9)
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568:Photography – Ron Slenzak
371:– percussion (1, 2, 5, 9)
265:"Photograph in My Mind" (
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1035:The Miracles discography
773:Smokey's Family Robinson
125:, Reginald "Sonny" Burke
565:Design – Janet Levinson
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499:– backing vocals (7, 8)
493:– backing vocals (7, 8)
451:– backing vocals (1, 2)
1070:Smokey Robinson albums
871:Double Good Everything
808:Where There's Smoke...
359:– drum programming (3)
269:, Tom Campbell) - 3:51
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952:Baby That's Backatcha
920:Smokey & Friends
484:– backing vocals (6)
478:– backing vocals (6)
472:– backing vocals (4)
387:Tower of Power Horns
242:"Sleepless Nights" (
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537:(Tracks 7 & 8).
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430:– trumpet solo (5)
397:, Mike Cichowicz,
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201:Critical reception
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1041:Pure Smokey
1025:Discography
794:Love Breeze
759:Pure Smokey
506:Oren Waters
428:Herb Alpert
375:Steve Barri
324:Tony Peluso
244:Alan Gorrie
1064:Categories
987:Ebony Eyes
573:References
519:Production
395:Greg Adams
381:Greg Adams
345:Mike Baird
133:chronology
966:Get Ready
291:Personnel
274:Don Black
973:Cruisin'
878:Intimate
787:Big Time
306:Jim Lang
280:) - 4:11
262:) - 5:12
118:Producer
97:Language
57:Recorded
49:Released
39: by
944:Singles
801:Smokin'
621:Newsday
413:lyricon
166:(1987)
157:(1986)
148:(1984)
71:R&B
752:Smokey
744:Albums
605:, and
187:Motown
111:Motown
81:Length
934:Gasms
843:Essar
144:Essar
106:Label
66:Genre
205:The
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