Smokey & Friends is the twenty-second studio album by American singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson. It was released in August 2014 under Verve Records. Reaching No. 12 on Billboard's album chart, it stands as Smokey's second most successful solo album.
Personnel
Lead vocalists
Musicians and backing vocalists
- Wayne Linsey – keyboards (1, 5, 9)
- Chris Walden – synth strings (1), string arrangements (1)
- James "Big Jim" Wright – keyboards (2–4, 6, 7, 9)
- Jim Cox – Hammond B3 organ (2, 6, 11), acoustic piano (6), synth strings (6, 11)
- Theron Feemster – programming (3–7, 11), keyboards (6), synth horns (6), drums (10)
- Raymond Angry – keyboards (4)
- Loris Holland – keyboards (4)
- John Legend – acoustic piano (5)
- Jeff Babko – keyboards (5, 9), synth flutes (5), synth strings (5), string arrangements (5)
- Sason Sotoodehfar – programming (7, 11)
- Larry Goldings – Wurlitzer electric piano (8), organ (8)
- Raul Ferrando – synth strings (9)
- Tim Pierce – guitars (1–3, 5–7, 9–11)
- Doc Powell – guitars (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10)
- Phil X – guitars (2)
- John Mayer – guitar solo (3)
- Randy Bowland – guitars (4, 10)
- John Shanks – guitar solo (4)
- James Taylor – acoustic guitar (8)
- Michael Landau – electric guitar (8)
- Cornelius Mims – bass (1, 5, 9)
- Randy Jackson – bass (2, 3, 6, 10, 11)
- Mark Kelley – bass (4)
- Jimmy Johnson – bass (8)
- James Gamble – drums (1, 2, 5, 9)
- Jim Keltner – drums (8), percussion (8)
- Questlove – drums (10)
- Roger Squitero – tambourine (8)
- Beate Walden – violin (1)
- Songa Lee – violin (5)
- Terron Brooks – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10)
- Nicole Scherzinger – backing vocals (2)
- Mischke Butler – backing vocals (3, 5–7, 9–11)
- Sharlotte Gibson – backing vocals (4–7)
- Sarah West – backing vocals (5)
- Sheree Brown – backing vocals (11)
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