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One Dozen Roses Studio album by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles Released August 1971 Recorded 1966, 1970-1971 Genre Soul Label Tamla
TS 312LProducer Smokey Robinson
Henry CosbyProfessional reviews Smokey Robinson & the Miracles chronology The Season for Miracles
(1970)One Dozen Roses
(1971)Flying High Together
(1972)One Dozen Roses is a 1971 album by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, issued on Motown Records' Tamla label. The penultimate album before lead singer Smokey Robinson departed the group for a solo career, One Dozen Roses features the Top 20 Billboard Hot 100 hit single "I Don't Blame You At All". Also included is the group's number-one hit "The Tears of a Clown", which was also made available through the reissue of the 1967 Miracles LP Make It Happen as The Tears of a Clown.Both of these songs were also huge hits in England, reaching # 11 and # 1 respectively.
Other tracks on One Dozen Roses include the charting singles "Satisfaction" and "Crazy About The La La La", both of which peaked below number 40 on the Hot 100,the ballad "That Girl" ,which served as the "b" side to I Don't Blame You At All , "When Sundown Comes", which was actually earmarked as a single "A" side release (but was withdrawn in favor of "Satisfaction", and the topical spoken-word song "No Wonder Love's a Wonder". The album cover features Miracles background vocalist Claudette Rogers Robinson, wife of Smokey Robinson. Although Claudette Robinson had never really left The Miracles, this was the first Miracles album to feature her on the cover since 1963's The Fabulous Miracles (and the group's aborted 1964 album I Like It Like That).
Contents
Track listing
Side one
- "When Sundown Comes"
- "No Wonder Love's a Wonder"
- "The Tears of a Clown"
- "Satisfaction"
- "Crazy About The La La La"
- "Cecilia"
Side two
- "I Don't Blame You At All"
- "That Girl"
- "Faces"
- "I Love You Dear"
- "Oh Baby Baby I Love You"
- "The Hunter Gets Captured By the Game"
Personnel-The Miracles
- Smokey Robinson: lead vocals
- Marv Tarplin: guitarist
- Ronnie White, Bobby Rogers, Warren "Pete" Moore, Claudette Robinson: background vocals
- The Funk Brothers: instrumentation
Producers
- Smokey Robinson, producer, Album executive producer
- Henry Cosby, producer
Outside Links
- One Dozen Roses by The Miracles - All music Guide album review
- The Miracles' One Dozen Roses (1971) from the Soul and Funk Music website
The Miracles Group members
(past and present)Bobby Rogers · Mark Scott · Claudette Robinson · Dave Finley · Tee Turner
Smokey Robinson · Ronnie White · Pete Moore · Marv Tarplin · Billy Griffin · Donald Griffin · Carl Cotton · Sidney Justin · Alphonse Franklin
Pre-Miracles: Emerson "Sonny" Rogers · James Grice · Clarence DawsonProduction Studio albums Hi... We're The Miracles (1961) · Cookin' with The Miracles (1961) · I'll Try Something New (1962) · The Fabulous Miracles (1963) · The Miracles Doin' Mickey's Monkey (1963) · I Like It Like That (1964) · Going To A Go-Go (1965) · Away We A Go-Go (1966) · Make It Happen/The Tears Of A Clown (1967) · Special Occasion (1968) · Time Out For Smokey Robinson & the Miracles (1969) · Four in Blue (1969) · What Love Has Joined Together (1970) · A Pocket Full Of Miracles (1970) · One Dozen Roses (1971) · Flying High Together (1972) · Renaissance (1973) · Do It Baby (1974) · Don't Cha Love It (1975) · City of Angels (1975) · The Power of Music (1976) · Love Crazy (1977) · The Miracles (1978)Live albums The Miracles Recorded Live on Stage (1963) · Smokey Robinson & The Miracles LIVE! (1969) · Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: 1957-1972 (1972)Other albums Compilations Greatest Hits from the Beginning (1965) · Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (1968) · Anthology (1974) · Greatest Hits (1977) · Anthology '86 (1986) · The Thirty-Fifth Anniversary Collection (1994) · Anthology: The Best of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (1995) · The Ultimate Collection (1998) · Ooo Baby Baby: The Anthology (2002) · Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: Gold (2006) · Depend On Me: The Early Albums (2009)Singles
(US/UK Top Twenty singles)"Shop Around" · "You've Really Got a Hold on Me"/"(Have a) Happy Landing" · "Mickey's Monkey" · "Ooo Baby Baby" · "The Tracks of My Tears" · "My Girl Has Gone" · "Going to a Go-Go" · "(Come 'Round Here) I'm The One You Need" · "The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage" · "I Second That Emotion" · "If You Can Want" · "Baby, Baby Don't Cry" · "The Tears of a Clown" · "I Don't Blame You At All" · "Do It Baby" · "Love Machine - Pt. I"Videography Discography Albums · SongsRelated topics See also Categories:- 1971 albums
- The Miracles albums
- Tamla Records albums
- Albums produced by Smokey Robinson
- Albums produced by Henry Cosby
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