Being With You (Remastered) Smokey Robinson
Album info
Album-Release:
1981
HRA-Release:
20.04.2016
Label: UNI-MOTOWN
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Soul
Artist: Smokey Robinson
Composer: Smokey Robinson, Peter Kingsbery, William Robinson, Jr. Wendell Tilley, Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo
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- 1 Being With You 04:07
- 2 Food For Thought 04:10
- 3 If You Wanna Make Love (Come 'Round Here) 03:31
- 4 Who's Sad 03:42
- 5 Can't Fight Love 05:57
- 6 You Are Forever 04:27
- 7 As You Do 03:13
- 8 I Hear The Children Singing 03:41
Info for Being With You (Remastered)
„Back in the late '70s, Smokey Robinson made a great comeback with his 1979 hit "Cruisin'." With his broadened lyrical style and more knowing in his voice, the aesthetic powered such album classics as Where There's Smoke and Warm Thoughts. 1981's Being With You, in effect, ended the ride, but the hits more than continued. The single "Being With You" is a deft update of Robinson's '60s naïveté and is certainly a great pop record. The same can't be said for most of the tracks here. Handing over the production reigns to George Tobin, some of Robinson's quirks and musical trademarks are lost to polished and radio-friendly production. The songs aren't great here, either. The didactic and reggae-tinged "Food for Thought" just comes off silly. For the most part, Robinson doesn't offer much credible pure romance here. "As You Do," "Can't Fight Love," and "Who's Sad" all fail to make an impression. That's not true of the last track. The oddly affecting "I Hear the Children Crying" has him getting emotional, as his final note on the song seals the deal. Despite Robinson's paean to the "kids," his songwriting skills are a little off here. While a big hit is here and Robinson's in fine form, Being With You is a letdown in comparison to the two efforts before this“ (Jason Elias , AMG)
Smokey Robinson, vocals
Claudette Robinson, background vocals
Ivory Davis, background vocals
Julia Waters Tillman, background vocals
Maxine Waters Willard, background vocals
Patricia Henley, background vocals
Robert John, background vocals
Smokey Robinson, background vocals
Scott Edwards, bass (tracks 1-6, 8)
Robert "Pops" Popwell, bass (track 7)
Ed Greene, drums (tracks 1-6, 8)
James Gadson, drums (track 7)
Scotty Harris, drums (track 7)
Bill Cuomo, keyboards (tracks 1-6, 8)
Mike Piccirillo, keyboards (track 2)
Ronnie Rancifer, keyboards (track 7)
Reginald "Sonny" Burke, keyboards (track 7)
Recorded January, 1981 at Sound Recorders, North Hollywood, California
Engineered by Howard Lee Wolen (tracks 1-6, 8), Michael Lizzio ( track 7)
Produced by George Tobin
Digitally remastered
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