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Smokey Robinson – A Quiet Storm
Smokey Robinson
A Quiet Storm
Style: Soul
Label: Motown, Tamla
Catalog Number: T6-337S1
Released: 1975, 70's
A landmark album that inspired an entire musical programming format and genre, Smokey Robinson’s A Quiet Storm was a return to form for the influential Motown songwriter and ex-Miracles singer. Lead single “Baby That’s Backatcha” reached number one on the Billboard charts and was Robinson’s first hit after leaving The Miracles. The songs here are smooth, sophisticated, and romantic, much like the Quiet Storm late night radio format that was popularized in the late 70’s by Washington D.C. disc jockey Melvin Lindsey. We especially love the classy little synthesizer line on the title track that gently glides over Smokey’s vocals and emerges for a perfectly placed solo three quarters of the way into the track. “You’re just like a quiet storm / Blowin’ through my life.”
Recommended – A1 Quiet Storm, A2 The Agony And The Ecstasy, A3 Baby That’s Backatcha
Tags: Ballad / Essential Listening / Vocal
Tracklist:
A1 Quiet Storm
A2 The Agony And The Ecstasy
A3 Baby That’s Backatcha
A4 Wedding Song
B1 Happy (Love Theme From “Lady Sings The Blues”)
B2 Love Letters
B3 Coincidentally
Credits:
Art Direction – Katarina Pettersson
Backing Vocals – Carmen Bryant, Melba Bradford
Bongos, Congas, Backing Vocals – James “Alibe” Sledge
Cello [Electric] – Michael Jacobsen
Drums – Gene Pello
Drums, Percussion – Joseph A. Brown Jr.
Effects [Special Sound] – Shawn Furlong, Terry Furlong
Guitar – Marv Tarplin*
Horns, Woodwind – Fred Smith (2)
Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Arranged By – Russ Turner
Mixed By [Mixing Engineer] – Greg Venable, Russ Terrana
Percussion – Gary Coleman
Photography By – Jim Britt
Producer, Arranged By – Smokey Robinson
Written-By – Michel Legrand (tracks: B1), Rose Ella Jones (tracks: A1, B2), William “Smokey” Robinson*
