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Smokey Robinson
Essar
Album US 1984 on Tamla label
R&B/Soul (Soul)
A4 Recorded at Mama Jo's, North Hollywood B1 Recorded at Golden Sound Studios, Inc., Hollywood Mixed at Kendun Recorders Mastering: Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, California ℗ © 1984 Motown Record Corporation A note to Emgee: We're really gonna miss you, Essar
Musicians
 | Smokey Robinson bvoc, *1940 US album by |
 | Sonny Burke key, org, p, arranged by, , assistant, drums, keyboards |
 | George Annis , contractor |
 | Andres Victorin copyist |
 | Philip Walters tu, , assistant |
 | William Robinson, Jr. , *1955 , assistant, music by, words by |
 | Fred Law , engineer, second |
 | Jeff DeMorris , engineer, second |
 | Bob Robitaille key, , assistant |
 | Charles Fearing g, guitar |
 | Clark Spangler , programmed by, d x 7 |
 | David T. Walker g, *1941 US guitar |
 | Michael Jacobsen vc, cello |
 | Lynn Coulter dr, perc, US drum programming, linn |
 | Scott V. Smith syn, drum programming, linn, producer, music by, words by |
 | Steve Ford , engineer, second |
| Todd Van Etten , engineer, second |
 | James Harrah g, eg, US guitar |
 | Michael Ruff voc, str, key, US keyboards |
 | Stephen Tavani , producer, music by, words by |
 | Rhett Lawrence syn, ep, US programmed by, synthesizer |
 | Lequeint "Duke" Jobe b, voc, bass |
 | Karen Siegel , *1980 engineer, rhythm |
| Mitchel Delevie , engineer, vocal, engineer, rhythm |
 | Mark Davis , music by, words by, keyboards, synthesizer |
 | William Green sax, 1925-1996 US oboe |
 | Melvin "Wah Wah" Watson g, syn, voc, *1950 US guitar |
 | Freddie Washington b, US bass |
 | Paul Ring , engineer, rhythm |
 | Larry Herbstritt , US arranged by, horns |
 | Steve Dorff p, key, *1949 US arranged by, rhythm, music by, words by |
 | Joe Chemay b, voc, US bass |
 | Dave Pell ts, *1925 US coordinator, session |
 | John Robinson dr, perc, *1954 drums |
 | Dann Huff g, voc, *1960 US guitar |
 | Paul Jackson Jr. g, *1959 US guitar |
 | John Hobbs key, p, US keyboards |
 | Milton Brown , US music by, words by |
 | Snuff Garrett voc, 1938-2015 US music by, words by |
 | Paulinho Da Costa perc, cng, *1948 BR percussion |
 | Dick Hyde tb, US trombone |
 | Dick Noel tb, US trombone |
 | Gary Grant tr, US trumpet |
 | Warren Luening tr, fh, 1941-2012 US trumpet |
 | Jerry Hey tr, fh, *1950 US trumpet, lead |
Producers
| Johnny Lee art direction |
| Ivory Davis backing vocals |
| Patricia Henley backing vocals |
| Smokey Robinson backing vocals |
| Barney Perkins engineer, mixing, editing |
| Mitchel Delevie engineer, recording |
| Bernie Grundman mastered by |
| Aaron Rapoport photography by |
| Sonny Burke producer |
| William Robinson, Jr. producer |
| Harry Bluestone concertmaster |
| Howard McCrary backing vocals |
| Howard Smith backing vocals |
| Christopher Banninger engineer |
| Frank Wolf engineer |
| Win Kutz engineer |
| Allan Rich backing vocals |
| Carmen Grillo backing vocals |
| Mindy Sterling backing vocals |
| Michael Dotson engineer, assistant |
| Mark Davis producer |
| Julia Tillman Waters backing vocals |
| Maxine Willard Waters backing vocals |
| Oren Waters backing vocals |
| Ed Barton engineer |
| Gary Singleman engineer |
| Marv Clamme engineer |
| Randy Dunlap producer |
| Steve Dorff producer |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And I Don't Love You | Smokey Robinson | 5:20 | |
| 2 | Train Of Thought | Smokey Robinson | 4:55 | |
| 3 | I Can't Find | Smokey Robinson | 6:15 | |
| 4 | Why Are You Running From My Love | Smokey Robinson | 4:20 | |
| 5 | Gone Forever | Smokey Robinson | 3:10 | |
| 6 | Close Encounters Of The First Kind | Smokey Robinson | 4:35 | |
| 7 | Little Girl Little Girl | Smokey Robinson | 5:12 | |
| 8 | Girl I'm Standing There | Smokey Robinson | 4:25 | |
| 9 | Driving Thru Life In The Fast Lane | Smokey Robinson | 3:32 |
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