GLOBALRPH MUSICATLASThe Miracles: Artist Essentials
Follow the contrast between close vocal harmonies, sharply arranged dance records and the brighter groove of the later group.
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orderSmokey Robinson & the Miracles
First released: 1965 (year verified)
Original album: Going to a Go-Go
Original 1965 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The gently turning guitar line and close supporting voices leave the restrained lead vividly exposed.
Annual version match under reviewThe selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1965 (year verified)
The original studio recording was released in 1965 and belongs to the original Going to a Go-Go program. Year precision does not assign an album day to a single or a later reissue.
Recording: Original 1965 studio recording
Credit: Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Going to a Go-Go
Original album association; the supported year is not an exact worldwide release day.
Going to a Go-Go - original licensed Miracles program
The original album program identifies the selected Miracles performances and the original 1965 album association. Individual earlier single years are retained where established. Remaster years, expanded-edition bonuses, later solo Smokey Robinson tracks and alternate mixes are not original release events. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderSmokey Robinson & the Miracles
First released: 1965 (year verified)
Original album: Going to a Go-Go
Original 1965 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The soft repeating accompaniment gives the sustained high notes and overlapping harmonies their space.
Annual version match under reviewThe selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1965 (year verified)
The original studio recording was released in 1965 and belongs to the original Going to a Go-Go program. Year precision does not assign an album day to a single or a later reissue.
Recording: Original 1965 studio recording
Credit: Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Going to a Go-Go
Original album association; the supported year is not an exact worldwide release day.
Going to a Go-Go - original licensed Miracles program
The original album program identifies the selected Miracles performances and the original 1965 album association. Individual earlier single years are retained where established. Remaster years, expanded-edition bonuses, later solo Smokey Robinson tracks and alternate mixes are not original release events. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderThe Miracles featuring Bill "Smokey" Robinson
First released: 1960 (year verified)
Original single: Shop Around
Original faster 1960 national mono single recording; not the earlier regional take
MusicAtlas editorial note: The faster national performance lets the clipped vocal exchanges lock into the springy piano-and-drum rhythm.
Annual version match under reviewThe selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1960 (year verified)
The selected faster national recording was released in 1960, after a separate slower Detroit-only recording in the same year. The official label history distinguishes the two. The familiar 1961 annual year is the later hit context.
Recording: Original faster 1960 national mono single recording; not the earlier regional take
Credit: The Miracles featuring Bill "Smokey" Robinson
Role in this collection: The Miracles group recording under the original named lead billing
Original single: Shop Around
Shop Around - label history of the two 1960 recordings
The label explicitly distinguishes the initial Detroit release in September 1960 from the faster national performance released in October 1960. Whos Lovin You was the flip side. Chart success in 1961 does not replace the original 1960 release year. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Shop Around - original Tamla hit pressing credit
The record specialist identifies the original Tamla hit pressing as the national version, reproduces the credit The Miracles Featuring Bill Smokey Robinson and gives the 1960 original issue. Used for the record credit and pressing distinction, not sales claims. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 1 - early original and alternate editions
The licensed historical program separately labels the regional and national Shop Around recordings, Way Over There with and without strings, and two Depend on Me versions. It is used for recording distinctions; its 2005 package and inherited modern track dates are not first release dates. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderThe Miracles
First released: 1962 (year verified)
Original single: You've Really Got a Hold on Me
Original 1962 mono studio single
MusicAtlas editorial note: The slow pulse and answering voices create tension beneath the carefully measured lead.
Annual appearances: 1963
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1962 (year verified)
The original recording item and historical mono-single program identify the 1962 release before The Fabulous Miracles in 1963. The later album year is not substituted.
Recording: Original 1962 mono studio single
Credit: The Miracles
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: You've Really Got a Hold on Me
The Fabulous Miracles - original licensed Miracles program
The original album program identifies the selected Miracles performances and the original 1963 album association. Individual earlier single years are retained where established. Remaster years, expanded-edition bonuses, later solo Smokey Robinson tracks and alternate mixes are not original release events. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 2 - original 1962 single versions
The licensed historical release program separately labels the original mono singles Ill Try Something New and Youve Really Got a Hold on Me. The latter original year is corroborated by the original album item's 1962 recording field; the set's modern release date is not used. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderSmokey Robinson & the Miracles
First released: 1967 (year verified)
Original album: Make It Happen
Original 1967 Make It Happen studio album presentation
MusicAtlas editorial note: The original album arrangement balances its bright recurring instrumental figure against the smoother vocal line.
Annual version match under reviewThe selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1967 (year verified)
The original studio recording was released in 1967 and belongs to the original Make It Happen program. Year precision does not assign an album day to a single or a later reissue.
Recording: Original 1967 Make It Happen studio album presentation
Credit: Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Make It Happen
Original album association; the supported year is not an exact worldwide release day.
Make It Happen - original licensed Miracles program
The original album program identifies the selected Miracles performances and the original 1967 album association. Individual earlier single years are retained where established. Remaster years, expanded-edition bonuses, later solo Smokey Robinson tracks and alternate mixes are not original release events. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
The Tears of a Clown - original album and later single history
The label-owned account explicitly distinguishes the original Make It Happen album track in 1967 from the 1970 UK and US singles. The selected original album presentation is not silently identified with an edition-unspecified annual single. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderSmokey Robinson & the Miracles
First released: 1967 (year verified)
Original single: I Second That Emotion
Original 1967 mono studio single
MusicAtlas editorial note: The short guitar accents and responsive backing vocals keep the compact single moving lightly.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1967 (year verified)
The original recording fields and explicitly labeled mono-single item establish 1967. The later anthology date and subsequent live medleys are separate.
Recording: Original 1967 mono studio single
Credit: Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: I Second That Emotion
The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 7 - original 1967 single presentations
The licensed series explicitly identifies the original I Second That Emotion mono single in 1967, and separately labels More Love mono and other stereo presentations. The later set date does not date the original recordings. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
The 35th Anniversary Collection - recording-specific original-year fields
The licensed retrospective separately dates Bad Girl to 1959, I Second That Emotion to 1967 and Love Machine Part 1 to 1975. Only these specifically scoped original-recording fields are used. Other inherited 1994, 1992 and anomalous 1900 fields are not accepted as first release dates. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderSmokey Robinson & the Miracles
First released: 1965 (year verified)
Original album: Going to a Go-Go
Original 1965 mono studio single presentation
MusicAtlas editorial note: The sharply repeated rhythm and group responses make the original single unusually direct.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1965 (year verified)
The original studio recording was released in 1965 and belongs to the original Going to a Go-Go program. Year precision does not assign an album day to a single or a later reissue.
Recording: Original 1965 mono studio single presentation
Credit: Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Going to a Go-Go
Original album association; the supported year is not an exact worldwide release day.
Going to a Go-Go - original licensed Miracles program
The original album program identifies the selected Miracles performances and the original 1965 album association. Individual earlier single years are retained where established. Remaster years, expanded-edition bonuses, later solo Smokey Robinson tracks and alternate mixes are not original release events. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 5 - original and alternate 1965 presentations
The licensed historical program separately labels the Going to a Go-Go, A Fork in the Road and Choosey Beggar mono singles, a My Girl Has Gone second version and a Tracks of My Tears 16 Big Hits stereo mix. These distinctions support the version review, not a blanket assignment of 1965 to every bonus or alternate presentation. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderThe Miracles
First released: 1963 (year verified)
Original single: Mickey's Monkey
Original 1963 mono studio single
MusicAtlas editorial note: The mono single packs its rhythmic breaks, vocal chants and instrumental attacks tightly together.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1963 (year verified)
The label history and licensed mono-single item establish the original 1963 single before the following album. Neither the 1964 album chart appearance nor its separately labeled stereo presentation is the selected release.
Recording: Original 1963 mono studio single
Credit: The Miracles
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: Mickey's Monkey
Mickeys Monkey - original single and album sequence
The label-owned article identifies the original Mickeys Monkey single and the following album in 1963. The 1964 album chart appearance is not treated as the first release. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 3 - original Mickeys Monkey single
The licensed program explicitly labels Mickeys Monkey Single Version / Mono and retains its original 1963 year. The separate stereo album presentation and modern set date are not substituted for this selected single. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderSmokey Robinson & the Miracles
First released: 1967 (year verified)
Original album: Make It Happen
Original 1967 mono studio single presentation
MusicAtlas editorial note: The calm lead phrasing sits over a gently insistent rhythm with carefully layered harmonies.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1967 (year verified)
The original studio recording was released in 1967 and belongs to the original Make It Happen program. Year precision does not assign an album day to a single or a later reissue.
Recording: Original 1967 mono studio single presentation
Credit: Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Make It Happen
Original album association; the supported year is not an exact worldwide release day.
Make It Happen - original licensed Miracles program
The original album program identifies the selected Miracles performances and the original 1967 album association. Individual earlier single years are retained where established. Remaster years, expanded-edition bonuses, later solo Smokey Robinson tracks and alternate mixes are not original release events. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 7 - original 1967 single presentations
The licensed series explicitly identifies the original I Second That Emotion mono single in 1967, and separately labels More Love mono and other stereo presentations. The later set date does not date the original recordings. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderThe Miracles featuring Billy Griffin
First released: 1975 (year verified)
Original single: Love Machine
Original 1975 Love Machine Part 1 studio single presentation
MusicAtlas editorial note: The first part concentrates the bright lead, low vocal responses and sharply repeating dance groove.
Annual appearances: 1976
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1975 (year verified)
The official label dates the original two-part Tamla single to 1975. The selected first part is separately identified in the licensed historical anthology; the full City of Angels performance is longer, and the 1976 hit peak does not redate either.
Recording: Original 1975 Love Machine Part 1 studio single presentation
Credit: The Miracles featuring Billy Griffin
Role in this collection: The Miracles group recording with Billy Griffin as the named lead singer
Original single: Love Machine
Love Machine - label original release and Billy Griffin lineup
The label identifies Billy Griffin as the new lead after Smokey Robinson, Do It Baby in 1974, and City of Angels plus the two-part Love Machine single in 1975. The 1976 hit peak does not establish its first release, and solo Smokey recordings are a separate artist identity. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
The 35th Anniversary Collection - recording-specific original-year fields
The licensed retrospective separately dates Bad Girl to 1959, I Second That Emotion to 1967 and Love Machine Part 1 to 1975. Only these specifically scoped original-recording fields are used. Other inherited 1994, 1992 and anomalous 1900 fields are not accepted as first release dates. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
City of Angels - original licensed Miracles program
The original album program identifies the selected Miracles performances and the original 1975 album association. Individual earlier single years are retained where established. Remaster years, expanded-edition bonuses, later solo Smokey Robinson tracks and alternate mixes are not original release events. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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