Smokey's Family Robinson Explained

Smokey's Family Robinson is an album by Smokey Robinson, released in 1976. The title is a pun on The Swiss Family Robinson.

The album peaked at No. 57 on the Billboard 200.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Smokey Robinson; except where indicated.

1. "When You Came" - 5:24
2. "Get Out of Town" (Smokey Robinson, Rose Ella Jones) - 4:43
3. "Do Like I Do" (Smokey Robinson, Rose Ella Jones) - 4:40
4. "Open" (Smokey Robinson, Marv Tarplin, Pamela Moffett) - 3:50
5. "So in Love" - 4:40
6. "Like Nobody Can" - 4:10
7. "Castles Made of Sand" - 4:49

Personnel

• Smokey Robinson – lead vocals, rhythm arrangements
• Reginald "Sonny" Burke – keyboards, rhythm arrangements
• Marvin Tarplin – guitar
• Scott Edwards – bass guitar
• Wayne Tweed – bass guitar
• Joseph A. Brown, Jr. – drums
• James "Alibe" Sledge – percussion
• Michael Jacobsen – electric cello, saxophone
• Fred Smith – horns, horn arrangements
• Ivory Stone Davis – backing vocals
• Carolyn Dennis – backing vocals
• Patricia Henley – backing vocals
• Melba Joyce – backing vocals

Production

• Producer – Smokey Robinson
• Engineers – Guy Costa and Smokey Robinson
• Art Direction – Frank Mulvey
• Photography – Sam Emerson
• Graphics – Gribbit!
• Management – Don Foster

Notes and References

1. Book: Thompson, Dave. Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. December 11, 2018. Penguin. 9781440248917 . Google Books.
2. Smokey Robinson. Billboard.