Even when the rhythms pick up, in “Love Letters” and “Coincidentally,” there is nary a sharp edge. The beautiful slow dance “Wedding Song” was written for the marriage of Jermaine Jackson and Hazel Gordy, while “Happy” is the love theme to Lady Sings the Blues. You can hear Smokey’s years of experience blossoming here. Quiet Storm lyrics : 7:47: Smokey Robinson, Jones, Rose Ella-02: The Agony and the Ecstasy lyrics : 4:50: Smokey Robinson-03: Baby Thats Backatcha lyrics : 3:49: Smokey Robinson-04 Wedding Song lyrics : 3:36: Smokey Robinson-05: Happy (Love Theme from Lady Sings the Blues) lyrics : 7:12: Smokey Robinson, Michel Legrand-06: Love Letters lyrics. The title song is the very essence of gentleness and smoothness, but despite its celestial atmosphere the album is anything but fluffy. Rather than focus on the lyrics and the content, let me say a word here about the beauty of Smokey’s falsetto crooning. While producers Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff had originally modeled their productions on the fragile elegance of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, here Robinson repossesses their recipe and adds to it. This was a seventies pop album Then came the genre establishing A Quiet Storm from which we select three cuts: Quiet Storm, The Agony And The Ecstasy and Baby That’s Backatcha. The album is Robinson’s rejoinder to the burgeoning Philly soul movement, which had come to dominate the R &B scene in the first half of the '70s. It does not store any personal data.Though the title of Smokey Robinson’s 1975 solo LP would later be used to identify a certain genre of urban Adult Contemporary music, A Quiet Storm stands alone as a great work. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin.
The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". According to Pitchfork journalist Eric Harvey, the record reinvented Robinson's brand of 'contemplative romantic soul' with the Miracles, revitalized his career after two underperforming solo albums, and typified what would become known as the. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". A Quiet Storm was later named one of the greatest Motown albums of all time in a 1999 edition of Q. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Greg Venable – Engineer, MixingĪrrangements : Smokey Robinson, Russ Turner Production : Produced By Smokey Robinson. Russ Turner – Keyboards, Background Vocals.
James Alibe Sledge – Bongos, Conga, Background Vocals. The album is, however, uneven, as Side One (with the great title track, the swoon-worthy 'The Agony and the Ecstasy,' and possibly Smokey Robinsons greatest solo song. Shawn Furlong – Sound Effects, Sopranino. A Quiet Storm is a 'concept album' insofar as many of the tracks are linked together by a two-note Moog motif throughout. 7.Coincidentally ( Smokey Robinson) – 04:22 6.Love Letters ( Smokey Robinson) – 04:04. However, Robinson's solo career suffered from his work as Motown's vice president, and his own music took the backseat. The album launched three singles the number-one R&B hit 'Baby That's Backatcha', 'The Agony & The Ecstasy' and 'Quiet Storm'. 5.Happy – Love Theme From Lady Sings The Blues ( Smokey Robinson, Michel Legrand)- 07:05. Robinson answered his critics the following year with A Quiet Storm, released in 1975. 4.Wedding Song ( Smokey Robinson) – 03:20. 3.Baby That’S Backatcha ( Smokey Robinson) – 03:36. 2.The Agony And The Ecstasy ( Smokey Robinson) – 04:43. Track Listing : 1.Quiet Storm ( Smokey Robinson) – 07:47.
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