The Miracles discography
| Releases | |
|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 25 |
| ↙Live albums | 3 |
| ↙Compilation albums | 7 |
| ↙Singles | 57 |
The Miracles were the Motown Record Corporation's first group and its first million-selling recording artists. During their nineteen-year run on the American music charts, The Miracles charted over fifty hits and recorded in the genres of doo wop, soul, disco, and R&B. Twenty-six Miracles songs reached the Top Ten of the Billboard R&B singles chart, including four R&B number ones. Sixteen of the Miracles' songs charted within the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, with seven of those songs reaching the Top Ten and two – 1970's "The Tears of a Clown" and 1975's "Love Machine" (Part 1) – reaching number-one.A third song,the million-selling "Shop Around" reached #1 on the Cash Box magazine Pop chart.
According to several websites, the Miracles are one of the most oft-covered groups in recorded history and the most covered Motown group ever. Their music and songs have influenced artists all over the world – in every major musical genre – over the last 50 years .[1] They also have the distinction of having more songs inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame than any other Motown group.[2]
(Original lineup: Claudette Rogers Robinson, Bobby Rogers, Ronnie White, Smokey Robinson, Marv Tarplin, Pete Moore) . All releases were on Motown Records' Tamla subsidiary label unless otherwise indicated.
In the 1960s, Motown Record Corporation, like many independent labels, did not register sales figures through the RIAA, the organization that certifies and awards Gold Records. So it is difficult to determine the full number of Miracles songs and recordings that sold a million or more records. Also, with the passing of decades of time, some songs that did not sell a million records on their initial release may have indeed done so over the years. However, several reference works, such as the books Hits Of The Sixties: The Million Sellers by Demitri Coryton & Joseph Murrells, as well as The Book Of Golden Discs- by Joseph Murrells- point out that the Miracles had several million- selling records during their career, including the following: Shop Around (1961), You've Really Got a Hold on Me (1962) , Mickey's Monkey (1963), The Tracks Of My Tears (1965), Going To A Go-Go,(single and album)(1965), I Second That Emotion (1967), Baby Baby Don't Cry (1969), The Tears of a Clown* (1970), Do It Baby (1974), Love Machine* (1975), and the Platinum album City Of Angels (1975). This is quite probably an incomplete list,since Miracle Pete Moore states on his corporate website, that The Miracles actually had 12 Gold Records to their credit by 1967, including 1965's Ooo Baby Baby.[3]
- multi-million sellers.
- Note:The Miracles' 2006 DVD release The Definitive Performances (1963–1987) was also certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
Albums
The Miracles
- Tamla (Motown) releases
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | ||
| 1961 | Hi... We're The Miracles | — | — |
| Cookin' with The Miracles | — | — | |
| 1962 | I'll Try Something New | — | — |
| 1963 | Christmas with The Miracles | — | — |
| The Fabulous Miracles | 118 | — | |
| The Miracles Recorded Live on Stage | 139 | — | |
| The Miracles Doin' Mickey's Monkey | 113 | — | |
| 1964 | I Like It Like That | (withdrawn from U.S.) | (withdrawn from U.S.) |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
- Tamla (Motown) releases
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | ||
| 1965 | Going to a Go-Go | 8 | 1 |
| 1966 | Away We a Go-Go | 41 | 3 |
| 1967 | Make It Happen (re-issued as The Tears of a Clown in 1970) |
28 | 3 |
| 1968 | Special Occasion | 42 | 1 |
| 1969 | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles LIVE! | 71 | 7 |
| Time Out for Smokey Robinson & The Miracles | 25 | — | |
| Four in Blue | 78 | 3 | |
| 1970 | What Love Has...Joined Together | 97 | 9 |
| A Pocket Full of Miracles | 56 | 10 | |
| The Season for Miracles (Christmas album) | — | — | |
| 1971 | One Dozen Roses | 92 | 17 |
| 1972 | Flying High Together (last studio album with Smokey Robinson) |
46 | 31 |
| 1972 | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: 1957–1972 (live; final concert/double album) |
75 | 14 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
The Miracles (with Billy Griffin)
- Tamla (Motown) releases
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | ||
| 1973 | Renaissance | 174 | 33 |
| 1974 | Do It Baby | 41 | 4 |
| 1975 | Don't Cha Love It | 96 | 7 |
| City of Angels | 33 | 29 | |
| 1976 | The Power of Music | 178 | 35 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
- Columbia releases
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | ||
| 1977 | Love Crazy | 117 | 31 |
| 1978 | The Miracles | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Compilations
- Motown releases
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US | ||
| 1965 | Greatest Hits from the Beginning (double-album) | 21 |
| 1968 | Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 | 7 |
| 1974 | Anthology (re-released in 1986, 1995 and 2002 with different track-listings) |
97 |
| 1977 | Greatest Hits (with Billy Griffin) | — |
| 1994 | The 35th Anniversary Collection [4][5] | — |
| 1998 | The Ultimate Collection | — |
| 2009 | Depend On Me: The Early Albums | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
Singles
The Miracles
- First releases
- "Got a Job" / "My Mama Done Told Me" (1958, End #1016)
- "Your Love (Is All I Need)" / "I Love You So" (1958, Fury #1001)
- "I Need Some Money" / "I Cry" (1958, End #1029 & End #1084)
- "I Need a Change"/"All I Want Is You" (1959, Chess #1768)
- Tamla (Motown) releases
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | R&B | UK | ||
| 1959 | "It"1/ "Don't Say Bye Bye" |
— | — | — |
| "Bad Girl"2/ "I Love Your Baby" |
93 | — | — | |
| "The Feeling Is So Fine"3/ "(You Can) Depend on Me" |
— | — | — | |
| 1960 | "Way Over There"/ "(You Can) Depend on Me" |
94 | — | — |
| "Shop Around"/ "Who's Lovin' You" |
2 | 1 | — | |
| 1961 | "Ain't It Baby"/ "The Only One I Love" |
49 | 15 | — |
| "Mighty Good Lovin'"/ "Broken Hearted" |
51/ 97 |
21 | — | |
| "Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues"/ "I Can't Believe" |
52 | 11 | — | |
| "What's So Good About Goodbye"/ "I've Been Good To You" |
35/ 1035 |
16 | — | |
| 1962 | "I'll Try Something New"/ "You Never Miss A Good Thing" |
39 | 11 | — |
| "You've Really Got a Hold on Me"/ "Happy Landing" |
8 | 1 | — | |
| 1963 | "A Love She Can Count On"/ "I Can Take a Hint" |
31/ 1076 |
21 | — |
| "Mickey's Monkey"/ "Whatever Makes You Happy" |
8 | 3 | — | |
| "I Gotta Dance to Keep From Crying" | 35 | 17 | — | |
| "The Christmas Song"7 | — | — | — | |
| 1964 | "(You Can't Let the Boy Overpower) The Man in You" | 59 | 12 | — |
| "I Like It Like That" | 27 | 10 | — | |
| "That's What Love Is Made Of" | 35 | 9 | — | |
| "Come On Do The Jerk" | 50 | 22 | — | |
| 1965 | "Ooo Baby Baby" | 16 | 4 | — |
| "The Tracks of My Tears"/ "A Fork In The Road" |
16 | 2 | 9 | |
| "My Girl Has Gone" | 14 | 3 | — | |
| "Going to a Go-Go"/ "Choosey Beggar" |
11 | 2/ 35 |
44 | |
| 1966 | "Whole Lot of Shakin' in My Heart (Since I Met You)" | 46 | 20 | — |
| "(Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need" | 17 | 4 | 13^ | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
- 1 - Also issued on Argo; credited as "Ron & Bill", aka Ronnie White and Bill "Smokey" Robinson
- 2 - Also released on Chess
- 3 - Only 4 copies released after Motown withdrew single
- 4 - re-released in 1962
- 5 - peaked at #3 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart
- 6 - peaked at #7 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart
- 7 - released only as a promo single
^ Peaked at UK #45 on original issue in 1966. 1971 reissue peaked at #13.
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
(same members, name changed to spotlight lead singer)
- Tamla (Motown) releases
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | R&B | UK | ||
| 1967 | "The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage" | 20 | 10 | — |
| "More Love" | 23 | 5 | — | |
| "I Second That Emotion" | 4 | 1 | 27 | |
| 1968 | "If You Can Want" | 11 | 3 | 50 |
| "Yester Love" | 31 | 9 | — | |
| "Special Occasion" | 26 | 4 | — | |
| 1969 | "Baby, Baby Don't Cry" | 8 | 3 | — |
| "Here I Go Again"/ "Doggone Right" |
37 32 |
15 7 |
— | |
| "Abraham, Martin and John" | 33 | 16 | — | |
| "Point It Out"/ "Darling Dear" |
37 100 |
4 | — | |
| 1970 | "Who's Gonna Take the Blame" | 46 | 9 | — |
| "The Tears of a Clown" | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1971 | "I Don't Blame You At All" | 18 | 7 | 11 |
| "Crazy About the La La" | 56 | 20 | — | |
| "Satisfaction" | 49 | 20 | — | |
| 1972 | "We've Come Too Far to End It Now" | 46 | 9 | — |
| "I Can't Stand to See You Cry" | 45 | 21 | — | |
| 1976 | "The Tears of A Clown" | — | — | 341 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
- 1 - re-released in the UK in 1976
The Miracles (with Billy Griffin)
- Tamla (Motown) releases
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | R&B | UK | ||
| 1973 | "Don't Let It End ('Til You Let It Begin)" / "Wigs & Lashes" | 56 | 26 | — |
| "Give Me Just Another Day" / "I Wanna Be With You. | 1111 | 47 | — | |
| 1974 | "Do It Baby" / "I Wanna Be With You" | 13 | 4 | — |
| "Don't Cha Love It" / "Up Again" | 78 | 4 | — | |
| 1975 | "Gemini" / "You Are Love" | 1012 | 43 | — |
| "Love Machine - Pt. 1" / "Love Machine-Pt. 2" | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
| 1976 | "Night Life" / "Smog" | — | 60 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
- 1 - peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
- 2 - peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
- Columbia releases (as "The Miracles featuring Billy Griffin")
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | R&B | UK | ||
| 1977 | "Spy for Brotherhood" / "The Bird Must Fly Away | 1041 | 37 | — |
| "I Can Touch the Sky" / "Women (Make the World Go 'Round) | — | — | — | |
| 1978 | "Mean Machine" / "The Magic of Your Eyes (Laura's Eyes)" | — | 55 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
- 1 - peaked at number four on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100.
Videography
DVD release
References
- Hits Of The Sixties: The Million Sellers by Demitri Coryton & Joseph Murrells
- The Book Of Golden Discs- by Joseph Murrells
- Miracles member Pete Moore's corporate website- WBMM Enterprises (Miracles Facts)
- Asanovic, Bosko; Rimmer, Dave & Goldberg, Marv. "Miracles discography". Soulful Kinda Music. Retrieved 2008-03-30
- The Miracles:Billboard Magazine U.S. Singles Chart History- from Allmusic Guide
- The Miracles: Billboard U.S. Albums Chart History - from Allmusic Guide
- The Miracles' songs and albums- from the "Soully Oldies" website
- The Miracles: Bio and Discography
- The Miracles' Albums
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References
- ↑ http://www.funandmusic.biz/music-motown-modern.htm
- ↑ List of The Miracles awards and achievements#Grammy Hall of Fame
- ↑
- ↑ "Amazon.com: The 35th Anniversary Collection: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ↑ "iTunes - Music - Smokey Robinson and The Miracles: The 35th Anniversary Collection (Box Set) by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles". Apple. Retrieved 22 June 2013.