The Ultimate Collection (The Miracles album)
| The Ultimate Collection | ||||
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Motown Records | ||||
| Producer | Harry Weinger | |||
| The Miracles chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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Allmusic |  [1] |
The Ultimate Collection is a
greatest hits, with liner notes
written by Stu Hackel.
Content
The disc contains seventeen top ten
Make It Happen in 1967, but to quell clamor for more record releases by the group in the United Kingdom became a belated hit three years later. Issued in the United States shortly thereafter, it was the Miracles' only #1 hit with Smokey Robinson on the American pop singles chart. Years later, the group hit #1 again on the Billboard Pop chart with the smash hit "Love Machine," but by then Robinson had long since left the group, replaced with Billy Griffin
. The disc was part of an "Ultimate Collection" series initiated in 1997 by Motown for many of their top-selling classic artists.
Starting in the late 1960s and early 1970s, standard
AM broadcast.[2]
The single versions are the ones appearing here.
All six original members of The Miracles are pictured on the cover, clockwise from left:
Claudette Robinson, her cousin Bobby Rogers, Ronnie White, Smokey Robinson, Marv Tarplin, and Pete Moore
.
Personnel: The Miracles
- lead vocals
- soprano vocals; co-lead vocals on "Way Over There"
- Robert Rogers — second tenor vocals; co-lead vocals on "You've Really Got A Hold On Me"
- Ronald White — baritone vocals
- Warren "Pete" Moore — bass vocals, vocal arrangements
- Marv Tarplin — electric guitar
- The Funk Brothers — instruments
- Members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gordon Staples — strings
Track listing
Singles chart peak positions from Billboard charts; no R&B chart existed from November 30, 1963, through January 23, 1965.
| Track | Catalogue | Release Date | Pop Chart | R&B Chart | Song Title | Writer(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tamla 54127 | 12/6/65 | #11 | #2 | Going to A Go-Go | Marvin Tarplin, Robert Rogers |
2:49 |
| 2. | Tamla 54159 | 10/12/67 | #4 | #1 | I Second That Emotion | Smokey Robinson and Al Cleveland | 2:40 |
| 3. | Tamla 54034 | 10/15/60 | #2 | #1 | Shop Around | Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy | 2:48 |
| 4. | Tamla 54028 | 4/4/60 | #94 | Way Over There | Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy | 2:55 | |
| 5. | Chess 1734 | 9/59 | #93 | Bad Girl | Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy | 2:42 | |
| 6. | Tamla 54034b | 10/15/60 | Who's Lovin' You | Smokey Robinson | 3:02 | ||
| 7. | Tamla 54059 | 4/9/62 | #39 | #11 | I'll Try Something New | Smokey Robinson | 2:36 |
| 8. | Tamla 54073 | 11/9/62 | #8 | #1 | You've Really Got A Hold on Me | Smokey Robinson | 2:56 |
| 9. | Tamla 54083 | 7/26/63 | #8 | #3 | Mickey's Monkey |
Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland Jr. |
2:46 |
| 10. | Tamla 54098 | 6/3/64 | #27 | I Like It Like That |
Marvin Tarplin |
2:34 | |
| 11. | Tamla 54113 | 3/5/65 | #16 | #4 | Ooo Baby Baby | Warren Moore |
2:42 |
| 12. | Tamla 54127b | 12/6/65 | #35 | Choosey Beggar | Warren Moore |
2:32 | |
| 13. | Tamla 54123 | 9/22/65 | #14 | #3 | My Girl Has Gone | Marvin Tarplin, Ronald White |
2:52 |
| 14. | Tamla 54199 | 9/24/70 | #1 | #1 | The Tears of A Clown | Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby | 3:03 |
| 15. | Tamla 54178 | 12/12/68 | #8 | #3 | Baby, Baby Don't Cry | Smokey Robinson, Al Cleveland, Terry Johnson | 3:58 |
| 16. | Tamla 54118 | 6/23/65 | #16 | #2 | The Tracks of My Tears | Marvin Tarplin |
3:00 |
| 17. | Tamla 54145 | 1/27/67 | #20 | #10 | The Love I Saw in You Was Just A Mirage | Marvin Tarplin |
2:57 |
| 18. | Tamla 54140 | 10/19/66 | #17 | #4 | (Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need | Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland Jr. |
2:29 |
| 19. | Tamla 54152 | 5/26/67 | #23 | #5 | More Love |
Smokey Robinson | 2:48 |
| 20. | Tamla 54172 | 7/30/68 | #26 | #4 | Special Occasion |
Smokey Robinson and Al Cleveland | 2:18 |
| 21. | Tamla 54162 | 2/8/68 | #11 | #3 | If You Can Want | Smokey Robinson | 2:25 |
| 22. | Tamla 54167 | 5/13/68 | #31 | #9 | Yester Love | Smokey Robinson and Al Cleveland | 2:17 |
| 23. | Tamla 54220 | 5/4/72 | #46 | #9 | We've Come Too Far to End It Now | Smokey Robinson and Al Cleveland | 3:49 |
| 24. | Tamla 54053 | 10/14/61 | #35 | #16 | What's So Good About Goodbye | Smokey Robinson | 2:21 |
| 25. | Tamla 54028b | 4/4/60 | (You Can) Depend on Me | Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy | 2:40 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[3] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
|
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ISBN 0-312-86698-4, pp. 113-114.
- ^ "British album certifications – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – The Ultimate Collection". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
