You've Really Got a Hold on Me
The Miracles
1963
Earliest retained annual association for this catalog identity; original release year not independently established.
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More by this artistEditorial Motown-family recording selection; not an official all-time chart.
Release: 1962
Release: 1962Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. 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.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1963.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
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.
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.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
Smokey Robinson wrote this song about a complicated, consuming love.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1963.html, song-list position 121
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1963 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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