Being with You (album)
Being with You is a 1981 album by American singer Smokey Robinson. It is one of the few Smokey Robinson solo albums that have been released in the CD format. It features the million-selling, Gold-certified single title track "Being with You", which hit #1 on the Cash Box Top 100. It just missed the #1 Pop position in Billboard, peaking at #2, making it Robinson's highest-charting solo hit after leaving The Miracles. It was also #1 for five consecutive weeks on the 'Soul' chart.
Smokey's first wife, fellow Miracles member Claudette Robinson, contributed background vocals to this album. This album has been Certified Gold by the RIAA. . It eventually sold over 900,000 copies in the United States.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Smokey Robinson; except where indicated
- "Being with You"
- "Food For Thought"
- "If You Wanna Make Love (Come 'Round Here)"
- "Who's Sad" (Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo)
- "Can't Fight Love" (Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo)
- "You Are Forever"
- "As You Do" (Peter Kingsbery)
- "I Hear The Children Singing" (Forest Hairston)
Personnel
- Lead Vocals - Smokey Robinson (All tracks)
- Art Direction - Johnny Lee
- Artwork Design - Ginny Livingston
- Backing Vocals - Claudette Robinson, Ivory Davis, Julia Waters Tillman, Maxine Waters Willard, Patricia Henley, Robert John, Smokey Robinson
- Bass - Scott Edwards (tracks 1-6, 8), Robert "Pops" Popwell (7)
- Drums - Ed Greene (tracks 1-6, 8), James Gadson (7), Scotty Harris (7)
- Engineer - Howard Lee Wolen (tracks 1-6, 8), Michael Lizzio (7)
- Keyboards - Bill Cuomo (tracks 1-6, 8), Mike Piccirillo (additional- 2), Ronnie Rancifer (7), Reginald "Sonny" Burke (7)
- Mastering - John Lemay
- Photography - Gary Heery
- Producer - George Tobin (Tracks 1-6, 8)
- Associate Producer - Mike Piccirillo for George Tobin Productions, Inc. (Tracks 1-6, 8)
- Producer - Smokey Robinson and Michael Lizzio (Track 7)
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