Make It Happen

by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

Make It Happen cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 29 August 1967
  • Label: Tamla
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 32:46
  • Community rating: 3.76/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Make It Happen' is widely regarded as one of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles' most cohesive and creatively fulfilling LPs. The album features the monumental hit 'The Tears of a Clown', co-written by Stevie Wonder, as well as several beloved ballads that showcase Robinson's peerless falsetto. It stands as a pinnacle of the sophisticated songwriting and vocal harmony that defined Hitsville U.S.A.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, stars, soulful, harmonies, vocal, orchestral, velvety

Tracklist

  1. The Soulful Shack (2:45)
  2. The Love I Saw In You Was Just A Mirage (2:58)
  3. My Love For You (2:36)
  4. I'm On The Outside (Looking In) (2:35)
  5. Don't Think It's Me (2:45)
  6. My Love Is Your Love (Forever) (2:21)
  7. More Love (2:46)
  8. After You Put Back The Pieces (I'll Still Have A Broken Heart) (2:39)
  9. It's A Good Feeling (3:10)
  10. You Must Be Love (2:33)
  11. Dancing's Alright (2:30)
  12. The Tears Of A Clown (3:01)

Credits

  • The Blow - primary artist, presenter
  • Jona Bechtolt - band [the blow is equal parts], computer [heavy and liscious beats]
  • Khaela Maricich - band [the blow is equal parts], lyrics by, songwriter [melodies]
  • Jason Anderson - guitar
  • Rachael Jensen - vocals [sang]
  • Anna Oxygen - written-by [helped write]
  • Sting - written-by [the refrain]

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