Smokey is the first solo album by Motown legend Smokey Robinson

Smokey Robinson

William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is one of the primary figures associated with Motown, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy...

 after his departure from The Miracles

The Miracles

The Miracles are an American rhythm and blues group from Detroit, Michigan, notable as the first successful group act for Berry Gordy's Motown Record Corporation . Their single "Shop Around" was Motown's first million-selling hit record, and the group went on to become one of Motown's signature...

. It was released on Motown Records' Tamla subsidiary label (T328L) in 1973.It featured the single "Sweet Harmony" which was his tribute to his former singing partners in The Miracles, Bobby Rogers

Bobby Rogers

Bobby Rogers is an American soul singer and songwriter, notable as a member of Motown Records' first signed act and first million selling group The Miracles from 1956 to present. He is also the grandfather of R&B singer Brandi Williams from R&B girl group Blaque-Life:Rogers is the son of the late...

, Pete Moore

Pete Moore

Pete Moore is an African American soul singer, record producer, and songwriter, notable as the bass singer for Motown group The Miracles from 1955 onwards, and is one of the group's original members...

 and Ronnie White. The album was arranged by Dave Blumberg, Gene Page

Gene Page

Eugene Edgar "Gene" Page, Jr. was an influential conductor, composer, arranger and record producer most active from the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s....

 and Willie Hutch.
It also featured the song "Baby Come Close", his first solo hit single, and the single "Just My Soul Responding", a protest song

Protest song

A protest song is a song which is associated with a movement for social change and hence part of the broader category of topical songs . It may be folk, classical, or commercial in genre...

 dealing with ghetto life in America, and the plight of the American Indian.http://classic.motown.com/artist.aspx?ob=ros&src=lb&aid=39

Track listing

1. "Holly"
2. "Medley: Never My Love
   Never My Love
   "Never My Love" is a pop standard written by American siblings Donald and Richard Addrisi and best known from a hit 1967 recording by The Association. The Addrisi Brothers had two Top 40 hits as recording artists, but their biggest success was as the songwriters of "Never My Love"...
   
    / Never Can Say Goodbye
   Never Can Say Goodbye
   "Never Can Say Goodbye" is a song written by Clifton Davis and originally recorded by The Jackson 5. Released as a single in 1971, it was one of the group's most successful songs...
   
   "
3. "A Silent Partner In A Three-Way Love Affair"
4. "Just My Soul Responding"
5. "Sweet Harmony"
6. "Will You Love Me Tomorrow
   Will You Love Me Tomorrow
   "Will You Love Me Tomorrow", also known as "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow", is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and originally recorded by The Shirelles. It has been recorded by many artists and was ranked among Rolling Stone 's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time at #125...
   
   ?" (Gerry Goffin
   Gerry Goffin
   Gerry Goffin is an American lyricist. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 with former songwriting partner and first wife, Carole King. he has co-written six Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers.-Career:Goffin enlisted with the Marine Corps Reserve after graduating from...
   
   , Carole King
   Carole King
   Carole King is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. King and her former husband Gerry Goffin wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists during the 1960s, many of which have become standards. As a singer, King had an album, Tapestry, top the U.S...
   
   )
7. "Wanna Know My Mind"
8. "The Family Song"
9. "Baby Come Close"