Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

 

Listen/Download Sokey Robinson and the Miracles – Whole Lotta Shakin’ In My Heart (Since I Met You)

Greetings all

As we prepare to cross the border into the money half of the week, I bring you some first-class, floor-filling, spellbinding Motor City soul.

I always pick up Tamla/Motown LPs when I find them in the field.

They are often heavily played but since they are also cheap, and usually harbor songs of interest, they go on the keeper pile without hesitation.

I don’t have much to say about Smokey Robinson that hasn’t already been chiseled into granite elsewhere, other than, whoa, that voice, and double-whoa, all those songs.

Oddly enough, today’s selection did not spring from the prolific pen of Mr. Robinson, but rather the mighty Frank ‘Do I Love You’ Wilson!

This is one of those records that can be held up as a prime example of the Motown record-makers (including Funk Brothers, producers and songwriters) art.

It is a propulsive dancer, filled with hooks and played (if you’ll excuse the expression) like a motherfucker.

The band is absolutely relentless in precision and drive, and Smokey is right on the money, especially when (at around 2:12) he mounts the word “I” and rides it on out of the studio into the sunset.

This is pure dance floor heat, from the opening drum roll right on into the fade out.

‘Whole Lotta Shakin’ In My Heart (Since I Met You)’ just made it into the R&B Top 20 in the summer of 1966, grazing the Pop Top 50.

It is a monster, and I hope youdig it as much as I do.

See you all on Friday.

Keep the faith

Larry

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