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Cookin' with the Miracles

Cookin' with the Miracles is the second studio album by the American R&B group the Miracles. It was released on November 13, 1961, on Motown's Tamla label. Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson co-wrote most of the songs, including the two charting singles "Ain't It Baby" and "Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues". Another single, "Mighty Good Lovin’" b/w "Broken Hearted", was issued in between those two. However, only "Broken Hearted" appears on the album, featuring a different vocal take to the single version. The album is composed mostly of upbeat R&B tunes with steady string riffs, like "Determination" and "Broken Hearted". A cover of the jazz standard "Embraceable You" by George & Ira Gershwin is also included. "That's The Way I Feel", also from this album, was chosen for the soundtrack of the award-winning 1964 Ivan Dixon film Nothing But a Man.

Track listing
Side one • "That's The Way I Feel" (Berry Gordy, Jr., Smokey Robinson) (2:38) • "Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues" (Robinson, Ronald White) (2:55) • "Mama" (Robinson, Janie Bradford, Gordy) (2:18) • "Ain't It Baby" (Gordy, Robinson) (2:33) • "Determination" (Robinson) (2:17) Side two • "You Never Miss A Good Thing" (Gordy, Robinson) (2:42) • "Embraceable You" (George & Ira Gershwin) (2:49) • "The Only One I Love" (Robinson) (2:34) • "Broken Hearted" (Gordy, Robinson) (2:56) • "I Can't Believe" (Robinson) (2:52) 1994 CD reissue bonus track • "Mighty Good Lovin'" (Robinson) (2:37) ==Personnel==
Personnel
The MiraclesSmokey Robinson – lead vocals (1st tenor/falsetto) • Ronnie White – background vocals (baritone) • Bobby Rogers – background vocals (2nd tenor) • Warren "Pete" Moore – background vocals (bass) • Claudette Robinson – background vocals (soprano) • Marv Tarplinguitar Other creditsBerry Gordy, Jr. – producer, executive producer • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation ==References==
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