The Miracles: Artist Essentials

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First released: 1959 (year verified)

The licensed original recording item retains the 1959 release year. The 1994 anniversary set is only the source carrying that earlier field; no set date or later rerecording is assigned.

Recording: Original 1959 studio recording
Credit: The Miracles
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Bad Girl

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

First released: 1960 (year verified)

The original Tamla recording was released in 1960 before the later reissue and album contexts. The licensed historical program separately identifies the presentation without strings, which is selected here.

Recording: Original 1960 studio single presentation without strings
Credit: The Miracles
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Way Over There

Hi! We're the Miracles - original licensed Miracles program
The original album program identifies the selected Miracles performances and the original 1961 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. 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

Way Over There - original Tamla issue and later reissue distinction
The record specialist distinguishes the original Tamla 54028 issue in 1960 from its later 54069 re-release and current Third Man reissue. Original version labels are separately checked in the licensed singles program. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 1960 (year verified)

The original Miracles performance was issued on the 1960 Tamla single. Later album, Jackson 5 and other artists' performances are separate from this original recording.

Recording: Original 1960 studio recording
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 / Who's Lovin' You

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

Hi! We're the Miracles - original licensed Miracles program
The original album program identifies the selected Miracles performances and the original 1961 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

First released: 1961 (year verified)

The explicitly labeled original-release chronology places this Tamla single in 1961. The following album and inherited 1962 fields do not replace that earlier release year.

Recording: Original 1961 studio recording
Credit: The Miracles
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Ain't It Baby

Original 1961 Motown release chronology - Adam White
The Motown historian's explicitly labeled release chronology identifies Aint It Baby and Whats So Good About Goodbye as original 1961 singles, and Cookin with the Miracles in 1961. This resolves the later 1962 album or inherited track fields; only the original year is used. | 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

First released: 1961 (year verified)

The explicitly labeled original-release chronology places this Tamla single in 1961. The following album and inherited 1962 fields do not replace that earlier release year.

Recording: Original 1961 studio recording
Credit: The Miracles
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: What's So Good About Goodbye

Original 1961 Motown release chronology - Adam White
The Motown historian's explicitly labeled release chronology identifies Aint It Baby and Whats So Good About Goodbye as original 1961 singles, and Cookin with the Miracles in 1961. This resolves the later 1962 album or inherited track fields; only the original year is used. | 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

First released: 1962 (year verified)

The original studio recording was released in 1962 and belongs to the original I'll Try Something New program. Year precision does not assign an album day to a single or a later reissue.

Recording: Original 1962 studio recording
Credit: The Miracles
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: I'll Try Something New
Original album association; the supported year is not an exact worldwide release day.

I'll Try Something New - original licensed Miracles program
The original album program identifies the selected Miracles performances and the original 1962 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

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

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

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

First released: 1968 (year verified)

The original studio recording was released in 1968 and belongs to the original Special Occasion program. Year precision does not assign an album day to a single or a later reissue.

Recording: Original 1968 studio recording
Credit: Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Special Occasion
Original album association; the supported year is not an exact worldwide release day.

Special Occasion - original licensed Miracles program
The original album program identifies the selected Miracles performances and the original 1968 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

First released: 1968 (year verified)

The original studio recording was released in 1968 and belongs to the original Special Occasion program. Year precision does not assign an album day to a single or a later reissue.

Recording: Original 1968 studio recording
Credit: Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Special Occasion
Original album association; the supported year is not an exact worldwide release day.

Special Occasion - original licensed Miracles program
The original album program identifies the selected Miracles performances and the original 1968 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

First released: 1968 (year verified)

The original recording field identifies the single in December 1968, corroborated by the label-licensed 1968 historical singles program. The Time Out album and annual appearance in 1969 do not replace that earlier year.

Recording: Original 1969 studio recording
Credit: Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Baby, Baby Don't Cry

Time Out for Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - original licensed Miracles program
The original album program identifies the selected Miracles performances and the original 1969 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. 8 - original 1968 release program
The label-licensed historical 1968 singles program includes Baby, Baby Dont Cry and a shorter If You Can Want presentation. The Time Out original recording field independently supplies December 1968 for Baby; the modern box date is not adopted. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 1969 (year verified)

The original studio recording was released in 1969 and belongs to the original Time Out for Smokey Robinson and the Miracles program. Year precision does not assign an album day to a single or a later reissue.

Recording: Original 1969 studio recording
Credit: Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Time Out for Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
Original album association; the supported year is not an exact worldwide release day.

Time Out for Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - original licensed Miracles program
The original album program identifies the selected Miracles performances and the original 1969 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

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 studio recording
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

First released: 1974 (year verified)

The original studio recording was released in 1974 and belongs to the original Do It Baby program. Year precision does not assign an album day to a single or a later reissue.

Recording: Original 1974 studio recording with Billy Griffin; not the later Tom Moulton mix
Credit: The Miracles featuring Billy Griffin
Role in this collection: The Miracles group recording with Billy Griffin as the named lead singer

Original album: Do It Baby
Original album association; the supported year is not an exact worldwide release day.

Do It Baby - original licensed Miracles program
The original album program identifies the selected Miracles performances and the original 1974 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

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