Ooo Baby Baby
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles | Artist Essentials
First released: 1965 (year verified)
Original 1965 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The soft repeating accompaniment gives the sustained high notes and overlapping harmonies their space.
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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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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
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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