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Smokey Robinson Pictures
Artist:
Smokey Robinson
Origin:
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Born date:
February 19, 1940
Smokey Robinson Album: «Lost & Found: Along Came Love (1958-1964)»
Smokey Robinson Album: «Lost & Found: Along Came Love (1958-1964)» (Front side)
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  • Title:Lost & Found: Along Came Love (1958-1964)
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Track listing
  • 1I Think We Can Make It [1999 Lost And Found Version]
  • 2I Love Your Baby
  • 3My Mama Done Told Me [Single Version]
  • 4Along Came Love [1999 Lost And Found Version]
  • 5Come To Me [1999 Lost And Found Version]
  • 6You've Got To Pay Bills [1999 Lost And Found Version]
  • 7(I Need Some) Money [Single Version]
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  • 9If I Were A Bell [1999 Lost And Found Version]
  • 10Easy Street [1999 Lost And Found Version]
  • 11Don't Think It's Me ["Lost & Found" Version]
  • 12I Like It Like That [Alternate Stereo Take]
  • 13(Talking 'Bout) Nobody But My Baby [1999 Lost And Found Version]
  • 14Yes, No, Maybe So [1999 Lost And Found Version]
  • 15Mr. Misery (Let Me Be) (featuring Claudette Robinson) [1999 Lost And Found Version]
  • 16Don't Say Bye-Bye [Single Version]
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  • 18I Need Somebody [1999 Lost And Found Version]
  • 19Please Say You Love Me [1999 Lost And Found Version]
  • 20 Smokey Robinson, The Miracles and Smokey Robinson & the Miraclesimg 2:50
Review - Product Description
Lost & Found: Along Came Love (1958-1964) by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

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Review - Amazon.com
With one CD of prime Smokey and the Miracles rarities already available, how much could this entry in Motown's Lost and Found vault-sweep series really offer? Plenty, as it turns out. While a couple of tracks ("You've Got to Pay Bills," "(I Need Some) Money," the latter a different song than the Barrett Strong-Beatles standard) seem like dry runs at ideas better realized by others at the label, Along Came Love brings some true pleasures to light. A particular standout is the sweet, early "I Love Your Baby," and after a couple of plays, even their version of "If I Were a Bell" transcends typical Motown supper-club fare and becomes charming. More than just a lesson in secret history, this is actually a fine addition to the collections of fans of the group and the label. --Rickey Wright
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
- It's A Miracle!

As any serious fan of Motown knows, there are a lot of great songs that for one reason or another did not come out. This CD rescues a number of fine songs from the vaults and offers tracks from the out of print "Greatest Hits From The Beginning." There isn't a bad track in the bunch and fans of The Miracles' early work will be impressed.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
- From humble beginnings...

These once hard-to-find gems are worth having in your collection. The live version of "Shop Around" is essential. I like to think of these songs as words of wisdom ("You've Got To Pay Bills"). Claudette Robinson gave a great performance on "Mr. Misery (Let Me Be)". A must have for your collection!

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
- Simply Necessary

This is a necessary addition to any collection of Miracles early work -- especially if you value "From the Beginning," an LP that any sane producer would issue on CD. Three cuts make "Lost and Found" worth the money and effort. "Along Came Love" is in the tradition of the flawless "I Can't Believe" from the afore-mentioned LP. "Would I Love You" is as lovely as I remember it -- a bit doo-woppy, but so much a Smokey rendering. For the Miracles' livelier facet, there is the all-time, frequently forgotten "I Need A Change," one of my favorites from the group's Chess moment. The arrangement is as stirring and original as "Way Over There" and "... Just a Mirage," but no other recording surpasses Smokey's vocals here. If you enjoy that strange, raspy falsetto as it leaps in every direction, this is required listening. Post Script: Be sure to find the newly (to me) released discs that include "I Can't Believe", "Fork in the Road," and the standard "Embraceable You." This latter piece has been sorely missed for much too long. Probably the most beautiful thing that Smokey ever recorded. If only he would consider an entire album of comparable standards -- in the same lilting style and arrangement.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
- More gems from the Miracles vault.

The 1994 box set was a great tribute to the Miracles, but there was a glaring omission which was corrected on this disk. The song "Would I Love You" is a sweet ballad from 1964 which gets a lot of radio play on the oldies stations here in New York and Philly has been finally put on CD. "If I Were A Bell" is a great show tune cover, and the original version of "Don't Think It's Me" easily beats the eventual remake on the "Make It Happen" album. This disc and the box set should complete any Smokey/Miracles collection for the casual collector.

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- good addition to my collection

This is not the very best of Smokey and the Miracles but it is a fine addition to my collection of their early work.