Being with You (album)

Being with You
Studio album by Smokey Robinson
Released February 17, 1981
Recorded Studio Sound Recorders
North Hollywood, California, USA
Tracks 1-6, 8
Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios
Track 7
Genre Soul
Length 32:38
Label Motown
Producer George Tobin
Smokey Robinson chronology
Warm Thoughts
(1980)
Being with You
(1981)
Yes It's You Lady
(1982)
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Being with You is a 1981 album by Smokey Robinson. It's one of the few Smokey Robinson solo albums that have been released in the CD format. It features the Billboard Top 10 title track "Being with You", which just missed the #1 Pop position, peaking at #2, making it Robinson's highest-charting solo hit after leaving The Miracles. His first wife, fellow Miracles member Claudette Robinson, contributed background vocals to this album. This album has been Certified Gold by the RIAA. [1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Smokey Robinson; except where indicated

  1. "Being with You"
  2. "Food For Thought"
  3. "If You Wanna Make Love (Come 'Round Here)"
  4. "Who's Sad" (Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo)
  5. "Can't Fight Love" (Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo)
  6. "You Are Forever"
  7. "As You Do" (Peter Kingsbery)
  8. "I Hear The Children Singing" (Forest Hairston)

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