Smokey Robinson
William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an R&B and soul singer and songwriter. Robinson is noted for being one of the primary figures associated with the Motown record label, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy. As both a member of Motown group The Miracles and a solo artist, Robinson recorded seventy Top 40 hits for Motown between 1959 and 1990, and also served as the company's Vice President from 1961 to 1988.
The Miracles
- Oh, oh, oh,
you treat me badly
I love you madly
You've really got a hold on me
You've really got a hold on me, baby- "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" (1962)
- So take a
good look at my face
You know my smile looks out of place
If you look
closer it's easy to trace
The tracks of my tears- "The Tracks of My Tears" (1965)
- But don't let my glad expression
Give you the wrong impression
Cos really I'm sad, Oh I'm sadder than sad
Well I'm hurt and I want you so bad
Like a clown I appear to be glad- "The Tears of a Clown" (1966)
- If you feel like lovin' me
if you've got the notion
I second that emotion.- "I Second That Emotion" (1967)