Later that year, "I'm the One You Need" reached the Top 20. The band's last big hit before they changed their name from the Miracles was "Going to a Go-Go" (1966), which climbed into the Top Five on the R&B charts, and the pop Top 20. The next song by the Miracles to hit the number one R&B spot and reach the pop Top Ten came two years later with "You've Really Got a Hold on Me." Smokey and Claudette got married in 1963, and she retired from the group a year later.
Next came the first hit for both the group and the label, 1960's "Shop Around," which reached number one on the R&B charts and number two pop. label End Records in 1958.Īfter one more release on this label, the Miracles recorded their first song for Gordy's new Motown/Tamla label, 1959's "Bad Girl" (which was issued nationally on the Chess label). Gordy produced their first single, "Get a Job," which was issued by the N.Y. was, and he soon began producing the band, who now went by the name the Miracles. Although Tarnapol wasn't interested, finding the group too similar to the Platters, Jackie Wilson's songwriter Berry Gordy Jr. The Matadors auditioned for Jackie Wilson's manager, Nat Tarnapol, in 1956. The vocal quintet then changed their name to the Matadors, and in 1956 Claudette Rogers joined the band after her brother Sonny Rogers was drafted. Not too long after the group formed, Wicker and Grice left and were replaced by cousins Emerson "Sonny" Rogers and Bobby Rogers, who both sang tenor, and baritonist Ronnie White was in Dawson's place.
The Detroit vocal group consisted of William "Smokey" Robinson, Warren "Pete" Moore, Clarence "Humble" Dawson, Donald Wicker, and James "Rat" Grice. # links are broken, waiting to update #/0ayp7s82guuf/ over 40 hits in the R&B Top 40 charts, the Miracles started out as the Five Chimes in the mid-'50s while the members were still in high school. # links are broken, waiting to update #/fwgreilw410w/ The Temptations join the Miracles on Mel Tormé’s The Christmas Song.Ġ1 – Deck The Halls / Bring A Torch, Jeannette, IsabellaĠ5 – The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)ġ0 – Peace On Earth (Good Will Toward Men) The Season For Miracles features traditional numbers, classic favourites and several originals, including two songs by Stevie Wonder. This 1970 holiday release is the second Christmas album from the Miracles, following a successful, highly acclaimed 1963 outing. Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: Qobuz | Front Cover | © Motown Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – The Season For Miracles (1970/2015)įLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Time – 39:05 minutes | 1,63 GB | Genre: R&B
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