Best Of: Anthology

Smokey Robinson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 21, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Motown
• ASIN: B000001A88
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,734 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Got A Job

2. Bad Girl

3. Way Over There

4. (You Can) Depend On Me

5. Who's Lovin' You

6. Shop Around

7. Ain't It Baby

8. Mighty Good Lovin'

9. Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues

10. What's So Good About Goodbye

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Going To A Go-Go

2. Whole Lot Of Shakin' In My Heart (Since I Met You)

3. Choosey Beggar

4. (Come 'Round Here) I'm The One You Need

5. The Love I Saw In You Was Just A Mirage

6. 'Til You Were Gone

7. I Second That Emotion

8. More Love

9. If You Can Want

10. Yester Love

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How can this be in limited release!?!?!?!?, July 8, 2002

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Craig Matteson (Saline, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best Of: Anthology (Audio CD)

This great collection should be permanently available. It is impossible to overstate the influence of Smokey Robinson to the Motown Sound and to sixties music (and beyond!) in general.

The sound of these disks is very good. The booklet has some great photos, material about the history of the group, and information about each recording.

The only thing that I keep wondering is why people insist that the great sounding bassoon on "Tears of a Clown" is a baritone sax. Folks, that is a BASSOON!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's High Time BMG/Motown Re-Released This Gem, September 6, 2007

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AvidOldiesCollector (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best Of: Anthology (Audio CD)

There are a few Miracles anthologies on the market. None are as good as this 1995 release. Quite frankly, I cannot believe that this two-disc compilation is not still generally available! Whoever is responsible should see that a new supply is put on the market as soon as possible.

Not only does it give you, with the 50 tracks included, original versions of some 39 of their 46 charted Billboard Hot 100 hits, there are several B-sides, a couple of previously unreleased cuts [tracks 14 on disc one and 6 on disc two], a live version of Going To A Go-Go [track 24 on disc two] to go along with the hit version [track one], and one of their first records done for the End label in 1958 - Got A Job - which was an "answer" song to the smash # 1 Get A Job that year by The Silhouettes.

The insert contains several great photographs of the group, comprehensive background information written by David Ritz, and a complete discography of the contents showing label numbers/LP details, and the performances on the pop/R&B charts. And the sound quality is unsurpassed.

If only all "best of" compilations were this good.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best of the soul era, December 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Best Of: Anthology (Audio CD)

Anyone who remembers the music of the late 50's and the sounds of the soul era must have this album. Smokey and the Miracles take you from the highs to the lows...alternately clapping and crying. Although not all of thes songs were tremendous hits, you'll remember them from somewhere.