William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an R&B and soul singer and songwriter. Robinson is noted for being one of the primary figures associated with the Motown record label, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy. As both a member of Motown group The Miracles and a solo artist, Robinson recorded seventy Top 40 hits for Motown between 1959 and 1990, and also served as the company's Vice President from 1961 to 1988.

The Miracles

• Oh, oh, oh,
  you treat me badly
  I love you madly
  You've really got a hold on me
  You've really got a hold on me, baby
  • "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" (1962)

• So take a
  good look at my face
  You know my smile looks out of place
  If you look
  closer it's easy to trace
  The tracks of my tears
  • "The Tracks of My Tears" (1965)

• But don't let my glad expression
  Give you the wrong impression
  Cos really I'm sad, Oh I'm sadder than sad
  Well I'm hurt and I want you so bad
  Like a clown I appear to be glad
  • "The Tears of a Clown" (1966)

• If you feel like lovin' me
  if you've got the notion
  I second that emotion.
  • "I Second That Emotion" (1967)