Smokey's Family Robinson

Smokey's Family Robinson is an album by Smokey Robinson, released in 1976. The title is a pun on The Swiss Family Robinson.

Smokey's Family Robinson
Studio album by
Smokey Robinson
ReleasedFebruary 10, 1976
Recorded1975
GenreSoul
LabelTamla
T6-341[1]
ProducerSmokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson chronology
A Quiet Storm
(1975)		 Smokey's Family Robinson
(1976)		 Deep in My Soul
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

The album peaked at No. 57 on the Billboard 200.[5]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Smokey Robinson; except where indicated.

  1. "When You Came" - 5:24
  2. "Get Out of Town" (Smokey Robinson, Rose Ella Jones) - 4:43
  3. "Do Like I Do" (Smokey Robinson, Rose Ella Jones) - 4:40
  4. "Open" (Smokey Robinson, Marv Tarplin, Pamela Moffett) - 3:50
  5. "So in Love" - 4:40
  6. "Like Nobody Can" - 4:10
  7. "Castles Made of Sand" - 4:49

Personnel
  • Smokey Robinson – lead vocals, rhythm arrangements
  • Reginald "Sonny" Burke – keyboards, rhythm arrangements
  • Marvin Tarplin – guitar
  • Scott Edwards – bass guitar
  • Wayne Tweed – bass guitar
  • Joseph A. Brown, Jr. – drums
  • James "Alibe" Sledge – percussion
  • Michael Jacobsen – electric cello, saxophone
  • Fred Smith – horns, horn arrangements
  • Ivory Stone Davis – backing vocals
  • Carolyn Dennis – backing vocals
  • Patricia Henley – backing vocals
  • Melba Joyce – backing vocals

Production
  • Producer – Smokey Robinson
  • Engineers – Guy Costa and Smokey Robinson
  • Art Direction – Frank Mulvey
  • Photography – Sam Emerson
  • Graphics – Gribbit!
  • Management – Don Foster

References
  1. Thompson, Dave (December 11, 2018). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440248917 – via Google Books.
  2. "Smokey's Family Robinson - Smokey Robinson | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 74.
  4. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 595.
  5. "Smokey Robinson". Billboard.
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