Producers – Randy Dunlap and Steve Dorff.No less an authority and devoted fan than Bob Dylan once called Smokey Robinson, ‘the greatest living poet in a America today.’ 1975’s A Quiet Storm contains all the patented Smokey touches: the sweet irresistible melodies the slow-dancing. Engineer – Ed Barton, Gary Singleman and Marv Clamme. Smokey’s gentle, sensual vocals are effortlessly delivered but completely captivating.Trumpets – Gary Grant, Warren Luening and Jerry Hey.Guitars – Dann Huff and Paul Jackson Jr.Backing Vocals – Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters and Smokey Robinson.Rhythm Engineers – Mitchel Delevie and Paul Ring.Producers – Mark Davis and William "Smokey" Robinson.Backing vocals – Allan Rich, Carmen Grillio and Mindy Sterling."Gone Forever" – Recorded at Golden Sound Studios, Inc., Hollywood with: Second Engineers – Steve Ford and Todd Van Etten.Engineers – Chris Banninger, Frank Wolf and Win Kutz.LinnDrum Programming – Davis Lynn Coulter and Scott V.Synthesizer programming – Rhett Lawrence.Backing vocals – Howard McCrary, Howard Smith and Ivory Davis."Why Are You Running From My Love" – Recorded at Mama Jo's, North Hollywood, with: Yamaha DX7 programming – Clark Spangler.Cover Concept – William "Smokey" Robinson.Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, California.Second Engineers – Fred Law and Jeff DeMorris.Mixing and Editing Engineer – Barney Perkins at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California.Discover all Smokey Robinson's music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. Assistant Mixing Engineers – William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. Smokey Robinson - Samples, Covers and Remixes on WhoSampled.Producers – William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr.Drums, keyboards, arrangements – Reginald "Sonny" Burke.Guitars – Charles Fearing, Wah Wah Watson and David T.Backing vocals – Ivory Davis, Patricia Henley Talbert and Smokey Robinson.Lead vocals – William "Smokey" Robinson."Driving Thru Life in the Fast Lane" (Milton Brown, Snuff Garrett, Steve Dorff) – 3:32."Close Encounters of the First Kind" – 4:35."Gone Forever (Theme from the motion picture Cry of the City" (Mark Kevin Davis) – 3:10."Why Are You Running From My Love" (Scott V.Track listing Īll tracks composed by William "Smokey" Robinson except where indicated Side A Where Robert Christgau rated it as B+, acknowledging that there are "fillers", but concluding with "one thing you can say about Smokey's filler that you can't say about anybody else's-Smokey's singing it". William Ruhlmann gave 2 out of 5 stars on AllMusic, addressing it as "the low point" in Robinson's career and holding Sonny Burke's dominating synthesiser play responsible. "And I Don't Love You" peaked at #106 Billboard and #33 R&B charts, and "I Can't Find" at #109 Billboard and #41 R&B charts.Īlthough the 12" B-side of "And I Don't Love You" Larry Levan's Instrumental (Dub) became a House Music classic in the late 2000s. The album only peaked at #141 on Billboard pop charts, and at #35 on R&B charts.
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