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    • Source: Being with You (album)

      • 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.
      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


      All 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




      Personnel


      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


      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

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