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Smokey Robinson
Where There's Smoke...
Album US 1979 on Tamla label
R&B/Soul (Soul)
T7-366R1 on cover, T7-366 R1 on label. Issued with lyric/credit inner sleeve. Although cover and label proclaim William "Smokey" Robinson as Producer for all tracks, inner sleeve credits make clear that he is only co-producer on A2 and B1.
Musicians
 | Smokey Robinson bvoc, *1940 US album by |
 | Fred Smith as, alto saxophone, flute, soloist, flute solos |
 | Sonny Burke key, org, p, arranged by, co-producer, cowbell, spoons, keyboards |
 | Ivory Davis voc, backing vocals, tambourine |
 | James "Alibe" Sledge , backing vocals, congas, bongos |
 | Bernard Reed b, eb, bass |
 | Chuck Rainey eb, b, ep, *1940 US bass |
 | Larry Davis tr, bass |
 | Nathan Watts b, *1954 US bass |
 | Wayne Tweed , bass |
 | Eddie "Bongo" Brown cng, perc, 1932-1984 US congas, bongos |
 | Brian Grice dr, 1956-2010 US drums |
 | Dennis Davis dr, voc, US drums |
 | James Gadson dr, *1939 US drums |
 | Scotty Harris dr, drums |
 | Greg Phillinganes key, voc, *1956 US electric piano, fender rhodes |
 | Byron Gregory g, guitar |
 | Danny Leake g, US guitar |
 | David T. Walker g, *1941 US guitar |
 | Marvin Tarplin g, 1941-2011 US guitar, written by |
 | Melvin Ragin g, *1950 US guitar |
 | Michael Sembello g, *1954 US guitar |
 | Paul Jackson Jr. g, *1959 US guitar |
 | Rick Littlefield g, US guitar |
 | Rick Zunigar g, US guitar |
 | Robert White g, 1936-1994 US guitar |
 | Michael Jacobsen vc, horns, strings |
 | Lawrence Hanks bvoc, syn, keyboards, written by |
 | Roger Harris keyboards |
 | Ron Rancifer , keyboards |
 | Ronnie McNeir syn, key, *1951 keyboards |
 | Terry Fryer p, key, org, US keyboards, arranged by |
 | Bill Whitten g, voc, US other, wardrobe |
 | Jack Ashford perc, vib, *1934 US tambourine |
 | Stevie Wonder syn, *1950 US arranged by, rhythm, written by |
 | Paul Riser str, *1943 US arranged by, strings |
 | Bob "Boogie" Bowles g, arranged by |
 | Paul David Wilson fl, p, voc, *1952 US arranged by |
Producers
| John Cabalka art direction |
| Bernard Ighner backing vocals |
| Charles Wright backing vocals |
| Cheryl Cooper backing vocals |
| Claudette Robinson backing vocals |
| Patricia Henley backing vocals |
| Paula Dickerson backing vocals |
| Homer Talbert co-producer |
| Jerry Butler co-producer |
| Stevie Wonder co-producer |
| William Robinson, Jr. co-producer, mixed by, mixing engineer, producer |
| Billie Jean Brown coordinator, project coordinator |
| Ginny Livingston design |
| Gail Ritter mixed by, assistant mixing engineer, engineer, assistant recording engineer |
| Cal Harris engineer, recording engineer |
| Roger Dollarhide engineer, recording engineer |
| Michael Lizzio mixed by, mixing engineer, engineer, recording engineer |
| Randy Dunlap mixed by, assistant mixing engineer |
| Claude Mougin photography by, cover |
| Brenda M. Boyce product manager |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke | Smokey Robinson | ||
| 2 | It's A Good Night | Smokey Robinson | William Robinson, Jr. | 5:44 |
| 3 | I Love The Nearness Of You | Smokey Robinson | Stevie Wonder, William Robinson, Jr. | 4:29 |
| 4 | The Hurt's On You | Smokey Robinson | Lawrence Hanks, Rodney Massey | 4:14 |
| 5 | Ever Had A Dream | Smokey Robinson | William Robinson, Jr. | 3:44 |
| 6 | Fire | Smokey Robinson | ||
| 7 | Get Ready | Smokey Robinson | William Robinson, Jr. | 5:54 |
| 8 | Share It | Smokey Robinson | William Robinson, Jr. | 4:51 |
| 9 | Cruisin' | Smokey Robinson | Marvin Tarplin, William Robinson, Jr. | 5:52 |
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