Smokey & Friends

Smokey & Friends
Smokey & Friends
Studio album by Smokey Robinson
Released	August 19, 2014
Genre	R&B, pop
Length	42:34
Label	Verve
Producer	Randy Jackson
Smokey Robinson chronology

Smokey & Friends is a studio album by musician Smokey Robinson. It was released in August 2014 under Verve Records. Reaching #12 on Billboard's album chart, it stands as Smokey's second most successful solo album.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Tracks of My Tears" (featuring Elton John)	Warren Moore, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Tarplin	3:27
2.	"You Really Got a Hold on Me" (featuring Steven Tyler)	Smokey Robinson	3:25
3.	"My Girl" (featuring Aloe Blacc, JC Chasez, Miguel)	Smokey Robinson, Ronald White	4:31
4.	"Cruisin'" (featuring Jessie J)	Smokey Robinson, Marvin Tarplin	4:53
5.	"A Quiet Storm" (featuring John Legend)	Rose Ella Jones, Smokey Robinson	4:55
6.	"The Way You Do (The Things You Do)" (featuring Cee Lo Green)	Smokey Robinson, Robert Rogers	3:34
7.	"Being with You" (featuring Mary J. Blige)	Smokey Robinson	4:15
8.	"Ain't That Peculiar" (featuring James Taylor)	Warren Moore, Smokey Robinson, Robert Rogers, Marvin Tarplin	3:47
9.	"The Tears of a Clown" (featuring Sheryl Crow)	Henry Crosby, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder	3:23
10.	"Ooh Baby Baby" (featuring Ledisi)	Warren Moore, Smokey Robinson	3:00
11.	"Get Ready" (featuring Gary Barlow)	Smokey Robinson	3:21

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)

Chart (2014)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[4]	12
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	2

Chart (2014)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	56

^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
^ Kellman, Andy. "AllMusic Reviews". Allmusic.com. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
^ Brown, Geoff (November 2014). "Smokey Robinson Smokey & Friends". Mojo. p. 100.
^ "Smokey Robinson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
^ "Smokey Robinson Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2020.