Being With You is a 1981 album by American singer Smokey Robinson. It is one of the few Smokey Robinson solo albums that have been released in the CD format. It features the million-selling, Gold-certified single title track "Being With You", which hit #1 on the Cash Box Top 100. It just missed the #1 Pop position in Billboard, peaking at #2, making it Robinson's highest-charting solo hit after leaving the Miracles. It was also #1 for five consecutive weeks on the R&B Chart and for two weeks on the UK Singles Chart.
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| Released | February 17, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | November 1980 – January 1981 | |||
| Studio | Studio Sound Recorders (North Hollywood, California); Motown Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California) | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul | |||
| Length | 32:38 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Producer | George Tobin in association with Mike Piccirillo | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | [2] |
Smokey's first wife, fellow Miracles member Claudette Robinson, contributed background vocals to this album. This album has been Certified Gold by the RIAA. [1]. It eventually sold over 900,000 copies in the United States.
Track listing
editAll tracks composed by Smokey Robinson; except where indicated.
- "Being With You" – 4:06
- "Food For Thought" – 4:10
- "If You Wanna Make Love (Come 'Round Here)" – 3:31
- "Who's Sad" (Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo) – 3:42
- "Can't Fight Love" (Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo) – 5:57
- "You Are Forever" – 4:27
- "As You Do" (Peter Kingsbery) – 3:13
- "I Hear The Children Singing" (Forest Hairston) – 3:41
Charts
edit| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 71 |
Personnel
edit- Smokey Robinson – lead and backing vocals
- Bill Cuomo – keyboards (1–6, 8)
- Mike Piccirillo – synthesizers (1–6, 8), organ (1–6, 8), guitars (1–6, 8), additional keyboards (2), percussion (2), steel drums (2)
- Reginald "Sonny" Burke – keyboards (7), arrangements (7)
- Ronnie Rancifer – keyboards (7)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (7)
- Scott Edwards – bass (1–6, 8)
- Robert "Pops" Popwell – bass (7)
- Ed Greene – drums (1–6, 8)
- James Gadson – drums (7)
- Scotty Harris – drums (7)
- Howard Lee Wolen – percussion (1–6, 8)
- Mark Wolfson – percussion (1–6, 8)
- Joel Peskin – saxophones
- David Strout – trombone
- Harry Kim – trumpet
- George Tobin – arrangements (1–6, 8)
- Ivory Davis – backing vocals
- Patricia Henley – backing vocals
- Robert John – backing vocals
- Claudette Robinson – backing vocals
- Julia Waters Tillman – backing vocals
- Maxine Waters Willard – backing vocals
Production
edit- Producers – George Tobin (Tracks 1–6 & 8); Smokey Robinson and Michael Lizzio (Track 7).
- Associate Producer – Mike Piccirillo for George Tobin Productions, Inc. (Tracks 1–6 & 8).
- Production Coordination – Lisa Marie (Tracks 1–6 & 8)
- Project Managers – Randy Dunlap and Barbara Ramsey (Track 7)
- Engineers – Howard Lee Wolen and Mark Wolfson (Tracks 1–6 & 8); Michael Lizzio (Track 7).
- Assistant Engineers – Richie Griffin (Tracks 1–6 & 8); Ginny Pallante (Track 7).
- Mixing – George Tobin (Tracks 1–6 & 8); Michael Lizzio (Track 7).
- Mastering by John Lemay at Capitol Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
- Art Direction – Johnny Lee
- Design – Ginny Livingston
- Photography – Gary Heery
- Management – Gary Goetzman
References
edit- ^ "Being with You Review by Jason Elias". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (Apr 16, 1981). "Smokey Robinson Being With You". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2009-10-14.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 253. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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