Love, Smokey
Love, Smokey is an album by American R&B singer/songwriter Smokey Robinson, released in 1990. Love, Smokey was the follow-up to Robinson's most successful album One Heartbeat. The first single was "Everything You Touch" which reached #2 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Stevie Wonder plays harmonica on the track "Easy".
Track listing
- "Love Is The Light" – 5:18
- " Same Old Love" – 4:45
- "Love 'N Life" – 4:59
- "I Can't Find" – 4:07
- "Take Me Through the Night" – 3:54
- "Everything You Touch" – 4:14
- "Don't Wanna Be Just Physical" – 5:03
- "Come to Me Soon" – 4:38
- "You Made Me Feel Love" – 4:08
- "Jasmin" – 4:28
- "Easy" – 4:40
- "Just Another Kiss" – 3:33
- "Unless You Do It Again" – 3:36
Personnel
- Smokey Robinson – lead vocals, arrangements
- Paul Laurence – keyboards, Audio Frame programming, backing vocals, arrangements
- Darryl Sheppard – keyboards, AudioFrame programming
- Keith Andes – keyboards, drum programming, percussion, arrangements, backing vocals
- Johnny Davis – keyboards, backing vocals
- Larry Hatcher – keyboards, percussion, backing vocals, arrangements, BGV arrangements
- Michael Stokes – keyboard, arrangements
- Johnny Allen – synthesizers
- William Bryant – acoustic piano, synthesizers
- Michael Rochelle – programming
- Claude Gaudette – keyboards, synthesizers, arrangements, bass
- Fritz Cadet – keyboards, arrangements
- Howard King – keyboards, drum programming, arrangements
- Robbie Buchanan – keyboards, synthesizers, arrangements
- George Duke – arrangements, Yamaha TX816 Rhodes, Roland D-550, Synclavier, Yamaha DX7, synthesizer effects, marimba, percussion, vibraphone
- Jeff Fargus – keyboards, computer programming, arrangements
- Tommy Organ – guitars
- David Williams – guitars
- Teddy Castellucci – guitars
- Michael Landau – guitars, lead guitar
- Paul Jackson Jr. – rhythm guitar, guitars
- Sheldon Reynolds – guitars
- Marv Tarplin – guitars
- Freddie Washington – bass
- Leon Sylvers III – bass, drum programming, arrangements
- Tim Cornwell – drum programming
- James Gadson – drums
- John Robinson – drums
- Ricky Lawson – drums
- Gary Coleman – percussion
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Terry Santiel – percussion
- Luis Conte – percussion
- Romeo Stone – percussion
- Felix Ramos – alto saxophone
- Gerald Albright – saxophone, alto saxophone
- Dave Boruff – saxophone
- Kenny G – saxophone
- Stevie Wonder – harmonica
- Iris Gordy – BGV arrangements
- Dennis Lambert – BGV arrangements
- Janice Dempsey – backing vocals
- Joyce Vincent Wilson – backing vocals
- Pamela Vincent – backing vocals
- Michael Campbell – backing vocals
- Abe Hatcher – backing vocals
- Jackie Bell – backing vocals
- Patricia Henley – backing vocals
- Linda Stokes – backing vocals
- Ivory Stone – backing vocals
- Jeff Pescetto – backing vocals
- Sandra St. Victor – backing vocals
- Carmen Twillie – backing vocals
- Mark Kibble – backing vocals
- Claude V. McKnight III – backing vocals
- David Thomas – backing vocals
- Mervyn Warren – backing vocals
- Alexandra Brown – backing vocals
- Robert Henley – backing vocals
Production
- Executive Producer – Iris Gordy
- Producers – Paul Laurence ; Keith Andes and Larry Hatcher ; Berry Gordy and Michael Stokes ; Dennis Lambert ; Fritz Cadet and Howard King ; Robbie Buchanan, Iris Gordy and Smokey Robinson ; George Duke ; Leon Sylvers III.
- Associate Producer on Track 4 – Michael Rochelle
- Engineers – Ron Banks and Steve Goldman ; Eric Camp ; Al Phillips ; Warren Woods ; Doug Rider ; Fil Brown and Stephen Seltzer ; Steve MacMillan ; Jeff Balding and Ian Eales ; Erik Zobler ; Frank Wolf ; Derek Marcil.
- Assistant Engineers – Randy Long ; Claudio Ordenas and Jeff Poe ; Andy Batwinas, Kyle Bess, Paula Max Garcia and Leroy Quintyn ; Kevin Fisher, Mitch Gibson, Steve Holroyd and Tom Perry.
- Recorded at Giant Sound and Science Lab ; Soundcastle, Hollywood Sound Recorders, Le Gonks West, Creative Source Studios and Summa Studios ; O'Henry Sound Studios ; The Hop and Ocean Way Recording.
- Mixing – Ron Banks ; Gary Dobbins ; Brian Malouf ; Taavi Mote ; Erik Zobler ; Doug Rider
- Mixed at Ocean Way Recording, Elumba Recording and Lion Share Studios ; Larrabee Sound Studios and Pacifique Recording Studios ; Can-Am Recorders.
- Mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc.
- Production Assistants – Karla Dawn Bristol, Sharon Burston, D. Dee Click, Stephanie McCravey and Marriane L. Pellicci.
- Art Direction – Jeff Adamoff
- Design – Michael Diehl
- Photography – Randee St. Nicholas
- Wardrobe – Rick Pollack
- Management – Michael Roshkind