Cookin' with the Miracles

Cookin' with the Miracles is the second Tamla album by 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.[2] 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.

Cookin' with the Miracles
Studio album by
The Miracles
ReleasedNovember 13, 1961
StudioHitsville USA, Detroit, Chicago
GenreSoul
LabelTamla
TM-223
ProducerBerry Gordy, Jr.
The Miracles chronology
Hi... We're the Miracles
(1961)		 Cookin' with the Miracles
(1961)		 I'll Try Something New
(1962)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Cookin' with the Miracles is one of only two classic Miracles albums to feature on its cover the complete original six-member group lineup: Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers, Claudette Rogers Robinson, Pete Moore, Ronnie White and Marv Tarplin.

Track listing

All selections produced by Berry Gordy, Jr..

Side one
  1. "That's The Way I Feel" (Berry Gordy, Jr., William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr.) (2:38)
  2. "Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues" (Robinson, Ronald White) (2:55)
  3. "Mama" (Robinson, Janie Bradford, Gordy) (2:18)
  4. "Ain't It Baby" (Gordy, Robinson) (2:33)
  5. "Determination" (Robinson) (2:17)

Side two
  1. "You Never Miss A Good Thing" (Gordy, Robinson) (2:42)
  2. "Embraceable You" (George & Ira Gershwin) (2:49)
  3. "The Only One I Love" (Robinson) (2:34)
  4. "Broken Hearted" (Gordy, Robinson) (2:56)
  5. "I Can't Believe" (Robinson) (2:52)

1994 CD reissue bonus track
  • "Mighty Good Lovin'" (Robinson) (2:37)

Personnel

The Miracles

Other Credits

References
  1. Unterberger, Richie. Cookin' with the Miracles at AllMusic
  2. "Don't Forget the Motor City". dftmc.info. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
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