You've Really Got a Hold on Me
The Miracles | Artist Essentials
First released: 1962 (year verified)
Original 1962 mono studio single
MusicAtlas editorial note: The slow pulse and answering voices create tension beneath the carefully measured lead.
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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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These are listening-list appearances, separate from the first-release date.
The actual retained original studio or explicitly named single context and reviewed Miracles credit identify the selected performance. The earlier original release year is kept before later annual or album appearances; member solo and later live recordings are separate.
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
Other catalog appearances
About The Miracles
The Miracles were among the earliest vocal groups associated with Berry Gordy's recording enterprise. Their original lineup included Smokey Robinson, Claudette Robinson, Pete Moore, Bobby Rogers and Ronnie White, with guitarist Marv Tarplin closely involved in their sound. Songs such as Shop Around, The Tracks of My Tears and Ooo Baby Baby joined group singing with carefully crafted songwriting. Members also wrote for other Motown performers. After Smokey Robinson began a solo career, Billy Griffin led recordings including Do It Baby and Love Machine.
Artist background sources
Motown Museum: The Miracles
Supports group and contributor identities, named repertoire, songwriting for other acts and Griffin succession; disputed release/departure years are omitted and solo Robinson credits stay separate. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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