Deep in My Soul
Deep in My Soul | ||||
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Studio album by Smokey Robinson | ||||
Released | 1977 | |||
Recorded | 1976 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Label | Tamla | |||
Producer | Lawrence Brown, Michael B. Sutton, Elliot Willensky, Hal Davis, Jeffrey Bowen, Bobby Belle | |||
Smokey Robinson chronology | ||||
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Deep in My Soul is Smokey Robinson's fifth solo album.[1] It was released in 1977.
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Christgau's Record Guide | B+[3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Los Angeles Times wrote that "Robinson's singing is excellent, but he needs his own first-rate tunes to restore the Miracles sheen."[5] Reviewing in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau wrote:
"Smokey has a right to the romanticism that has saturated his solo career—ick with kick has always been his specialty—but I get more from the Big Time soundtrack than from Smokey's Family Robinson. And then there's this, in which various Motown hacks attempt to approximate the bright, direct style of a less mature Smokey and come up with four songs (two of which begin each four-cut side) that actually do so. Whereupon Smokey, pro that he is, sings them as if he wrote them himself."[3]
Track listing
- "Vitamin U" (Lawrence Brown, Terri McFaddin) – 4:30
- "There Will Come a Day (I'm Gonna Happen to You)" (Michael B. Sutton, Brenda Sutton, Kathy Wakefield) – 3:54
- "It's Been a Long Time (Since I Been in Love)" (Elliot Willensky) – 3:43
- "Let's Do The Dance of Life Together" (Elliot Willensky) – 3:46
- "If You Want My Love" (Donald Charles Baldwin, Jeffrey Bowen) – 3:45
- "You Cannot Laugh Alone" (Donald Charles Baldwin, Jeffrey Bowen) – 4:43
- "In My Corner" (Victor Orsborn, Eric Robinson) – 4:43
- "The Humming Song (Lost for Words)" (Bobby Belle, Art Posey, Josef Powell) – 3:29
Personnel
- Smokey Robinson – vocals
- Technical
- Berry Gordy - executive producer
- Antonín Kratochvíl - photography
References
- ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 595.
- ^ "Deep in My Soul Review by Andrew Hamilton". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 285.
- ^ Hilburn, Robert (Mar 27, 1977). "Pop Music". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 74.
External links
- Deep in My Soul at Discogs (list of releases)
- v
- t
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- Smokey
- Pure Smokey
- A Quiet Storm
- Smokey's Family Robinson
- Deep in My Soul
- Big Time
- Love Breeze
- Smokin'
- Where There's Smoke...
- Warm Thoughts
- Being with You
- Yes It's You Lady
- Touch the Sky
- Essar
- Smoke Signals
- One Heartbeat
- Love, Smokey
- Double Good Everything
- Intimate
- Food for the Spirit
- My World (The Definitive Collection)
- Timeless Love
- Time Flies When You're Having Fun
- Now and Then
- Smokey & Friends
- Christmas Everyday
- Gasms
- "Baby That's Backatcha"
- "Pops, We Love You (A Tribute to Father)"
- "Get Ready"
- "Cruisin'"
- "Being with You"
- "Ebony Eyes"
- "Just to See Her"
- "One Heartbeat"
- "We've Saved the Best for Last"
- Discography
- The Miracles
- The Miracles discography
- "Pure Smokey"
- "When Smokey Sings"