Miracles discography

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The Miracles circa 1966. From left to right: Pete Moore, Bobby Rogers, Ronnie White, and Smokey Robinson
The Miracles circa 1966. From left to right: Pete Moore, Bobby Rogers, Ronnie White, and Smokey Robinson

This is a discography for the Motown group The Miracles.

Contents

[edit] Singles

[edit] The Miracles

  • "Got a Job" (1958, End)
  • "Your Love (Is All I Need)" (1958, Fury)
  • "I Cry" (1958, End)
  • "I Need a Change" (1959, Chess)
Tamla (Motown) releases
  • "It" (1959; also issued on Argo) (Credited to Ron & Bill, i.e. Ronnie White and Bill "Smokey" Robinson.)
  • "Bad Girl" (1959; also issued on Chess) US: #93
  • "The Feeling Is So Fine" (1959) (withdrawn; only 4 copies known to exist)
  • "Way Over There" (1960, re-released and charted in 1962) US: #94
  • "Shop Around" (1960) R&B: #1 US: #2
  • "Who's Lovin' You" (1960) ("b-side of "Shop Around")
  • "Ain't It Baby" (1961) R&B: #15 US: #49
  • "Mighty Good Lovin" (1961) R&B: #21 US: #51
  • "Broken Hearted" (1961) US: #97 ("b-side of "Mighty Good Lovin")
  • "Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues" (1961) R&B: #11 US: #52
  • "What's So Good About Goodbye" (1961) R&B: #16 US: #35
  • "I've Been Good to You" (1961) US: #103 (b-side of "What's So Good About Goodbye")
  • "I'll Try Something New" (1962) R&B: #11 US: #39
  • "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" (1962) R&B: #1 US: #8
  • "A Love She Can Count On" (1963) R&B: #21 US: #31
  • "I Can Take A Hint" US: #107 (b-sdie of "A Love She Can Count On")
  • "Mickey's Monkey" (1963) R&B: #3 US: #8
  • "I Gotta Dance to Keep from Crying" (1963) R&B: #17 US: #35
  • "The Christmas Song" (1963) (promo single only; not issued commercially)
  • "(You Can't Let the Boy Overpower) The Man in You" (1964) R&B: #12 US: #59
  • "I Like It Like That" (1964) R&B: #10 US: #27
  • "That's What Love Is Made Of" (1964) R&B: #9 US: #35
  • "Come On, Do the Jerk" (1964) R&B: #22 US: #50
  • "Ooo Baby Baby" (1965) R&B: #4 US: #16
  • "The Tracks of My Tears" (1965) R&B: #2 US: #16 UK: #9 (not issued as a UK single until 1970)
  • "My Girl Has Gone" (1965) R&B: #3 US: #14
  • "Going to a Go-Go" (1965) R&B: #2 US: #11 UK: #44
  • "Choosey Beggar" (1965) R&B: #35 (b-side of "Going to a Go-Go")
  • "Whole Lot of Shakin' in My Heart" (1966) R&B: #20 US: #46
  • "(Come 'Round Here) I'm The One You Need" (1966) R&B: #4 US: #17 UK: #13^ 


^  Peaked at UK #45 on original issue in 1966. 1971 reissue peaked at #13.

[edit] Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

Tamla (Motown) releases
  • "The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage" (1967) R&B: #10 US: #20
  • "More Love" (1967) R&B: #5 US: #23
  • "I Second That Emotion" (1967) R&B: #1 US: #4 UK: #27
  • "If You Can Want" (1968) R&B: #3 US: #11 UK: #50
  • "Yester Love" (1968) R&B: #9 US: #31
  • "Special Occasion" (1968) R&B: #4 US: #26
  • "Baby, Baby Don't Cry" (1968) R&B: #3 US: #8
  • "Doggone Right" (1969) R&B: #7 US: #32
  • "Here I Go Again" (1969) R&B: #15 US: #37 (b-side of "Doggone Right")
  • "Abraham, Martin & John" (1969) R&B: #16 US: #33
  • "Point It Out" (1969) R&B: #4 US: #37
  • "Darling Dear" (1969) US: #100 (b-side of "Point It Out")
  • "Who's Gonna Take the Blame" (1970) R&B: #9 US: #46
  • "The Tears of a Clown" (1970) R&B: #1 US: #1 UK: #1 (1976 UK reissue peaked at #34)
  • "I Don't Blame You at All" (1971) R&B: #7 US: #18 UK: #11
  • "Crazy About the La La" (1971) R&B: #20 US: #56
  • "Satisfaction" (1971) R&B: #20 US: #49
  • "We've Come Too Far to End It Now" (1972) R&B: #9 US: #46
  • "I Can't Stand to See You Cry" (1972) R&B: #21 US: #45
The 1970s Miracles, with new lead singer Billy Griffin (far left).
The 1970s Miracles, with new lead singer Billy Griffin (far left).

[edit] The Miracles (with Billy Griffin)

Tamla (Motown) releases
  • "Don't Let It End ('Til You Let It Begin)" (1973) R&B: #26 US: #56
  • "Give Me Just Another Day" (1973) R&B: #47 US: #111
  • "Do It Baby" (1974) R&B: #4 US: #13
  • "Don't Cha Love It" (1974) R&B: #4 US: #78
  • "Gemini" (1975) R&B: #43 US: #101
  • "Love Machine - Pt. I" (1975) R&B: #5 US: #1 UK: #3
  • "Night Life" (1976) R&B: #60
Columbia releases (as "The Miracles featuring Billy Griffin")
  • "Spy for Brotherhood" (1977) R&B: #37 US: #104
  • "I Can Touch the Sky" (1977)
  • "Mean Machine" (1978) R&B: #55

[edit] Albums

[edit] The Miracles

Tamla (Motown) releases

[edit] Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

Tamla (Motown) releases
  • Going To A Go-Go (1965) US: #8
  • Away We A Go-Go (1966) US: #41
  • Make It Happen (1967) US: #28 [reissued as The Tears Of A Clown in 1970]
  • Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (1968) US: #7
  • Special Occasion (1968) US: #42
  • Live (1969) US: #71
  • Time Out For Smokey Robinson & the Miracles (1969) US: #25
  • Four in Blue (1969) US: #78
  • What Love Has Joined Together (1970) US: #97
  • A Pocket Full of Miracles (1970) US: #56
  • The Season for Miracles [Christmas album] (1970)
  • One Dozen Roses (1971) US: #92
  • Flying High Together (1972) US: #46
  • 1957-1972 (1972) [Live, final concert] US: #75

[edit] The Miracles (with Billy Griffin)

Tamla (Motown) releases
  • Renaissance (1973) US: #174
  • Do It Baby (1974) US: #41
  • Don't Cha Love It (1975) US: #96
  • City of Angels (1975) US: #33
  • The Power of Music (1976) US: #178
  • Greatest Hits (1977)
Columbia releases
  • Love Crazy (1977) US: #117
  • The Miracles (1978)

[edit] Compilations

Motown releases
  • Anthology (1974, re-released in 1986, 1995, and 2002 with different tracklistings) US: #97
  • The Thirty-Fifth Anniversary Collection (1994)
  • The Ultimate Collection (1999)


[edit] DVDs