Anthology (The Miracles album)
Appearance
Anthology | ||||
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Compilation album by | ||||
Released | 1974 | |||
Recorded | 1958–1972 at Hitsville U.S.A., Detroit | |||
Genre | R&B/soul | |||
Label | Motown Record Corporation | |||
Producer | Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy, Johnny Bristol, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Pete Moore, Ashford & Simpson, Al Cleveland, Bobby Rogers | |||
The Miracles chronology | ||||
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Anthology is the first compilation album by American rhythm and blues group The Miracles. It was released in 1974 by Motown Records.
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
Tom Hull | A− (1995 CD)[1] |
Music critic Robert Christgau included the album in his basic rock library of records before 1980, published in Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s (1990).[2]
Track listing
[edit]Side One
[edit]- "Got a Job" (Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy, Tyrone Carlo) – 2:40
- "Bad Girl" (Robinson, Gordy) – 2:41
- "Way Over There" (Robinson, Gordy) – 2:48
- "(You Can) Depend on Me" (Robinson, Gordy) – 3:08
- "Shop Around" (Robinson, Gordy) – 2:47
- "Who's Lovin' You" (Robinson) – 2:52
- "What's So Good About Goodbye" (Robinson) – 2:20
Side Two
[edit]- "I'll Try Something New" (Robinson) – 2:33
- "I've Been Good To You" (Robinson) – 2:35
- "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" (Robinson) – 2:49
- "A Love She Can Count On" (Robinson) – 2:39
- "Mickey's Monkey" (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland) – 2:39
- "I Gotta Dance to Keep From Crying" (Holland, Dozier, Holland) – 2:39
- "I Like It Like That" (Robinson, Marv Tarplin) – 2:44
Side Three
[edit]- "That's What Love Is Made Of" (Robinson, Bobby Rogers, Pete Moore) – 2:48
- "Come On Do The Jerk" (Robinson, Rogers, Moore, Ronnie White) – 2:47
- "Ooo Baby Baby" (Robinson, Moore) – 2:42
- "Tracks of My Tears" (Robinson, Moore, Tarplin) – 2:53
- "My Girl Has Gone" (Robinson, Moore, Tarplin, White) – 2:43
- "Choosey Beggar" (Robinson, Moore) – 2:30
- "Going to a Go-Go" (Robinson, Moore, Rogers, Tarplin) – 2:48
Side Four
[edit]- "(Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need" (Holland, Dozier, Holland) – 2:33
- "Save Me" (Robinson, Moore, Rogers) – 2:21
- "The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage" (Robinson, Tarplin) – 2:59
- "More Love" (Robinson) – 2:39
- "I Second That Emotion" (Robinson, Al Cleveland) – 2:39
- "If You Can Want" (Robinson) – 2:42
- "Yester Love" (Robinson, Cleveland) – 2:16
Side Five
[edit]- "Special Occasion" (Robinson, Cleveland) – 2:17
- "Baby, Baby Don't Cry" (Robinson, Cleveland, Terry Johnson) – 3:29
- "Doggone Right" (Robinson, Cleveland, Tarplin) – 2:56
- "Here I Go Again" (Robinson, Johnson, Cleveland, Moore) – 2:56
- "Abraham, Martin and John" (Dick Holler) – 2:59
- "Darling Dear" (George Gordy, Allen Story, Rosemary Gordy) – 3:07
- "Point It Out" (Robinson, Cleveland, Tarplin) – 2:54
Side Six
[edit]- "Who's Gonna Take the Blame" (Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson) – 3:34
- "The Tears of a Clown" (Robinson, Hank Cosby, Stevie Wonder) – 2:59
- "I Don't Blame You At All" (Robinson) – 2:57
- "Satisfaction" (Robinson) – 3:20
- "Crazy About the La La La" (Robinson) – 2:59
- "We've Come Too Far to End It Now" (Wade Brown, David Jones, Johnny Bristol) – 3:25
- "I Can't Stand to See You Cry" (Brown, Jones, Bristol) – 3:28
References
[edit]- ^ Hull, Tom (November 2013). "Recycled Goods (#114)". A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge. Tom Hull. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "CG Book '70s: R". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
Categories:
- The Miracles compilation albums
- 1974 compilation albums
- Motown compilation albums
- Albums produced by Smokey Robinson
- Albums produced by Pete Moore
- Albums produced by Frank Wilson (musician)
- Albums produced by Brian Holland
- Albums produced by Berry Gordy
- Albums produced by Lamont Dozier
- Albums produced by Ashford & Simpson
- Albums produced by Johnny Bristol
- Albums arranged by Paul Riser
- 1970s rhythm and blues album stubs