Tracks of my tears
One thing that is special about Smokey Robinson is that he has a rags to riches story. He grew up in Detroit where he was poor and barely had enough money to survive. He then became successful as a recording artist and has had over 10 number one hits.
The MIRACLES were Motown Records' first group, and it's first million-selling recording artists- They had over 50 chart hits. They were a group known for ballads such as OOO BABY BABY, MORE LOVE, and THE TRACKS OF MY TEARS, as well as uptempo hits like MICKEY'S MONKEY, GOING TO A GO-GO, and (COME 'ROUND HERE) I'M THE ONE YOU NEED. They did exciting dance steps to go with their uptempo tunes , and were the ONLY Motown group in the 1960's that wrote and produced their own material...as well as writing for other motown acts like The Temptations, Mary Wells, and Marvin Gaye . Although SMOKEY tends to unfairly get most of the credit for this, the fact is that ALL of the Miracles were responsible for writing their many hit tunes. They were known for many years simply as "THE MIRACLES" and had some 2 dozen hits under their colective name before Motown Records president BERRY GORDY changed their name to spotlight lead singer SMOKEY ROBINSON. THE MIRACLES are the most-covered Motown group of ALL TIME (meaning that more artists worldwide have recorded their tunes than ANY OTHER MOTOWN GROUP), and also have the distinction of having more of their songs inducted into the GRAMMY HALL OF FAME than ANY OTHER MOTOWN GROUP. They have been inducted into THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME, THE DOO-WOP HALL OF FAME, THE VOCAL GROUP HALL OF FAME , and have a star on the HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME .
Marvin Gaye, The Miracles-later Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, The Contours, The Supremes-later Diana Ross & the Supremes, The Temptaions, Stevie Wonder, Jackson 5, , David Ruffin, Jimmy Ruffin, Four Tops, The Spinners, The Isley Brothers, Rare Earth, Jermain Jackson, Ashford and Simpson-Just to name a few.Motown featured The Temptations, The Four Tops, Diana Ross, The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Mary Wells and others.
The group Smokey Robinson & The Miracles have released many well known songs. Among them are The Tracks of My Tears, Tears of a Clown and I Second That Emotion.THE MIRACLES have had over 50 Chart Hits in their long career. These included the following : The Miraclesscored the Motown Records label's first million-selling hit record with "Shop Around" in 1960 and further established themselves as one of Motown's top acts with the hit singles, "You've Really Got a Hold on Me", "What's So Good About Goodbye", "Way Over There", "I'll Try Something New", "Mickey's Monkey", "Going to a Go-Go","(Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need", "Just A Mirage", "If You Can Want", "More Love", "I Don't Blame You At All", "Ooo Baby Baby",The multi-award-winning "The Tracks of My Tears","Special Occasion", "I Second That Emotion", "Baby Baby Don't Cry" The Tears of a Clown","Love Machine" "Do It Baby" , and "My Girl Has Gone".
Jackie Robinson had a total of 1518 hits. This was a total number of hits in all 10 seasons he played.
Motown is one of the most successful record labels of all time, and they had a total of 180 number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Here is a list of the top 10 most successful Motown singles: The Temptations - My Girl The Supremes - You Keep Me Hangin' On Martha & The Vandellas - Dancing In The Street The Four Tops - Reach Out I'll Be There Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Tracks Of My Tears The Supremes - Baby Love Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine The Temptations - Ain't Too Proud To Beg The Contours - Do You Love Me Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Tears Of A ClownIn total, Motown had 180 number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100, making them one of the most successful record labels of all time.
Jackie Robinson accumulated 1,518 hits over his 10-year career.
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Jackie Robinson had a total of 1518 hits. This was a total number of hits in all 10 seasons he played.
The Miracles Greatest Hits from The Beginning was released on CD by Motown Records back in 1991, but has since gone out of print. No word yet on a possible re- release.
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None. Jackie Robinson retired in 1956.