| Cookin' with the Miracles | ||||
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| Released | November 13, 1961 | |||
| Studio | Hitsville USA, Detroit RCA Studios, Chicago | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Label | Tamla | |||
| Producer | Berry Gordy, Jr. | |||
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Cookin' with the Miracles is the second Tamla album by American soul vocal group The Miracles, and their second of 1961. Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson co-wrote most of the songs, including the two charting singles "Ain't It Baby" (#49 US, #15 R&B) and "Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues" (#52 US, #11 R&B). Another single, "Mighty Good Lovin’" (#51 US, #21 R&B) b/w "Broken Hearted" (#97 US), was issued in between those two. However, only "Broken Hearted" appears on the album, featuring a different vocal take to the single version.[2] The album is composed mostly of upbeat R&B tunes with steady string riffs, like "Determination" and "Broken Hearted". A cover of the jazz standard "Embraceable You" by George & Ira Gershwin is also included. "That's The Way I Feel", also from this album, was chosen for the soundtrack of the award-winning 1964 Ivan Dixon film Nothing But a Man.
Cookin' with the Miracles is one of only two Miracles albums to feature on its cover the complete original six-member group lineup: Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers, Claudette Rogers Robinson, Pete Moore, Ronnie White and Marv Tarplin.
Track listing
Side one
- "That's The Way I Feel" (Berry Gordy, Jr., Smokey Robinson) (2:38)
- "Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues" (Robinson, Ronald White) (2:55)
- "Mama" (Robinson, Janie Bradford, Gordy) (2:18)
- "Ain't It Baby" (Gordy, Robinson) (2:33)
- "Determination" (Robinson) (2:17)
Side two
- "You Never Miss A Good Thing" (Gordy, Robinson) (2:42)
- "Embraceable You" (George & Ira Gershwin) (2:49)
- "The Only One I Love" (Robinson) (2:34)
- "Broken Hearted" (Gordy, Robinson) (2:56)
- "I Can't Believe" (Robinson) (2:52)
1994 CD reissue bonus track
- "Mighty Good Lovin'" (Robinson) (2:37)
Personnel
The Miracles
- Smokey Robinson – lead vocals (1st tenor/falsetto)
- Ronnie White – background vocals (baritone)
- Bobby Rogers – background vocals (2nd tenor)
- Warren "Pete" Moore – background vocals (bass)
- Claudette Robinson – background vocals (soprano)
- Marv Tarplin – guitar
Other credits
- Berry Gordy, Jr. – producer, executive producer
- The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
References
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. Cookin' with the Miracles at AllMusic
- ^ "Don't Forget the Motor City". dftmc.info. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
