The Tears of a Clown

~ Release by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1The Soulful Shack
2:49
2The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage
recording of:
The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage
writer:
Marvin Tarplin and William Robinson, Jr.
3:02
3My Love for You
2:39
4I'm on the Outside (Looking In)
2:37
5Don't Think It's Me
2:48
6My Love Is Your Love (Forever)
2:24
7More Love
recording of:
More Love
writer:
Smokey Robinson and George Tobin
22:49
8After You Put Back the Pieces (I'll Still Have a Broken Heart)
2:42
9It's a Good Feeling
3:13
10You Must Be Love
2:36
11Dancing's Alright
2:34
12The Tears of a Clown
guitar:
Marvin Tarplin (on 1966-09-26)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (on 1966-09-26)
background vocals:
Warren “Pete” Moore (on 1966-09-26), Claudette Robinson (on 1966-09-26), Bobby Rogers (on 1966-09-26) and Ronald White (soul singer, founding member of The Miracles) (on 1966-09-26)
lead vocals:
Smokey Robinson (on 1966-09-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1967) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown Records) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1966-09-26)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 190) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 313)
recording of:
The Tears of a Clown (on 1966-09-26)
lyricist:
Smokey Robinson
composer:
Henry Cosby, Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., Jobete Music Ltd and Jobette Music (UK) Ltd.
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