A Quiet Storm is a 1975 album by Motown legend Smokey Robinson.

Reception

This is one of the most highly acclaimed soul albums of the 1970s. A longtime innovator at Motown, Robinson responded to the Funk revolution in black music (Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Sly Stone, Curtis Mayfield, Al Green) with an effective counterpoint: the stylish and mature album A Quiet Storm. This landmark album spawned and lent its name to the "Quiet Storm" musical programming format, a format still adopted by radio stations across America more than 30 years later. It spawned 3 hit singles including his first disco hit "Baby That's Backatcha" that went to number 7 on the Billboard Disco chart (Top 10 R&B), and this album re-established Robinson's reputation as a master songwriter and producer and solidified his solo success after leaving his legendary group, The Miracles.

Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged by Smokey Robinson; except where indicated

1. "Quiet Storm"
2. "The Agony and the Ecstasy"
3. "Baby That's Backatcha"
4. "Wedding Song"
5. "Happy"  Love Theme from Lady Sing the Blues (Robinson, Michel Legrand)
6. "Love Letters"
7. "Coincidentally"

• The "Wedding Song" was originally composed for the wedding of Jermaine and Hazel Joy Jackson December 15, 1973.

Personnel

• Smokey Robinson  Vocals
• Melba Bradford  background vocals
• Joseph A. Brown  drums, percussion
• Carmen Bryant  background vocals
• Gary Coleman  percussion
• Shawn Furlong  sound effects, sopranino
• Michael Jacobsen  cello
• Gene Pello  drums
• James Alibe Sledge  bongos, conga, background vocals
• Fred Smith  horn, woodwind
• Russ Turner  keyboards, background vocals
• Marv Tarplin  guitar

Charts

Singles

External links

• Smokey Robinson-A Quiet Storm at Discogs

References