The Miracles - Cookin' with the Miracles (1961)
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The Miracles - Cookin' with the Miracles
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Side one
"That's The Way I Feel" (Berry Gordy, Jr., William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr.) (2:38)
"Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues" (Robinson, Ronald White) (2:55)
"Mama" (Robinson, Janie Bradford, Gordy) (2:18)
"Ain't It Baby" (Gordy, Robinson) (2:33)
"Determination" (Robinson) (2:17)
Side two
"You Never Miss A Good Thing" (Gordy, Robinson) (2:42)
"Embraceable You" (George & Ira Gershwin) (2:49)
"The Only One I Love" (Robinson) (2:34)
"Broken Hearted" (Gordy, Robinson) (2:56)
"I Can't Believe" (Robinson) (2:52)
1994 CD reissue bonus track
"Mighty Good Lovin'" (Robinson) (2:37)
The Miracles Band Members / Musicians
Smokey Robinson – lead vocals (1st tenor/falsetto)
Ronnie White – background vocals (baritone)
Bobby Rogers – background vocals (2nd tenor)
Warren "Pete" Moore – background vocals (bass)
Claudette Robinson – background vocals (soprano)
Marv Tarplin – guitar
Cookin' with the Miracles is the 2nd Tamla album by American soul vocal group,The Miracles, and their second of 1961. Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson co-wrote most of the songs, including the two charting singles "Ain't It Baby" (#49 US, #15 R&B) and "Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues" (#52 US, #11 R&B). Another single, “Mighty Good Lovin’” (#51 US, #21 R&B) b/w “Broken Hearted” (#97 US), was issued in between those two. However, only “Broken Hearted” appears on the album, featuring a different vocal take to the single version. The album is composed mostly of upbeat R&B tunes with steady string riffs, like "Determination" and "Broken Hearted". A cover of the jazz standard "Embraceable You" by George & Ira Gershwin is also included. “That's The Way I Feel”, also from this album, was chosen for the soundtrack of the award-winning 1964 Ivan Dixon film Nothing But a Man.
