Smokey's Family Robinson

Smokey's Family Robinson
Studio album by Smokey Robinson
Released	February 10, 1976
Recorded	1975
Genre	Soul
Labels	Tamla T6-341
Producer	Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson chronology
A Quiet Storm (1975) Smokey's Family Robinson (1976) Deep in My Soul (1977)

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Smokey's Family Robinson is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson, released on February 10, 1976, by Tamla Records. The title is a reference to The Swiss Family Robinson.

The album peaked at No. 57 on the Billboard 200.

Track listing

All tracks composed by William "Smokey" Robinson, except where indicated.

1. "When You Came" - 5:24
2. "Get Out of Town" (Robinson, Rose Ella Jones) - 4:43
3. "Do Like I Do" (Robinson, Jones) - 4:40
4. "Open" (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, arrangements
• Wayne Tweed – bass guitar, arrangements
• Joseph A. Brown, Jr. – drums, arrangements
• James "Alibe" Sledge – percussion, arrangements
• Michael Jacobsen – electric cello, saxophone, arrangements
• Fred Smith – horns, horn arrangements
• Ivory Stone Davis – backing vocals
• Patricia Henley – backing vocals
• Melba Joyce – backing vocals

There is also a female lead vocal on "Open" and a flute on several tracks; both are uncredited.

Production

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