Smokey Robinson - Where There's Smoke… (1979/2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Time - 35:02 minutes | 1,36 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 35:02 minutes | 766 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover
Smokey Robinson's 1979 solo release "Where There's Smoke…", called his "finest album" by Robert Christgau in The Village Voice, includes his biggest solo single, the top five smash Cruisin'. Robinson also modernizes and updates his own song Get Ready, a huge hit for both the Temptations in the 1960s and Rare Earth in the '70s.
This album was a considerable return to form, Smokey Robinson's most commercially successful solo LP up to this point (and highest-charting record in 11 years), entirely due to the single "Cruisin'" (number four pop and R&B), his biggest pop hit since "The Tears of a Clown." Motown doesn't seem to have recognized that track's potency, leading off with the flop "Get Ready" (a disco treatment of the old Temptations hit) before turning to "Cruisin'" as a second single several months after the LP's release. Where There's Smoke… then took off and peaked at number 17, more than six months after first appearing. Although the LP is divided into "Smoke" and "Fire" sides, both sides start out with rhythmic songs and gradually slow down to near-ballad speed, with the sensuous "Cruisin'" the final "Fire" track. In retrospect, the album may be uneven and a touch too disco-ish in places, but in 1979-1980, Where's There's Smoke… brought Smokey Robinson back into the limelight.
Tracklist:
01 - It's A Good Night
02 - I Love The Nearness Of You
03 - The Hurt's On You
04 - Ever Had A Dream
05 - Get Ready
06 - Share It
07 - Cruisin'
Analyzed: Smokey Robinson / Where There's Smoke…
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 0.00 dB -13.33 dB 5:46 01-It's A Good Night
DR9 0.00 dB -10.98 dB 4:30 02-I Love The Nearness Of You
DR11 0.00 dB -13.74 dB 4:16 03-The Hurt's On You
DR11 0.00 dB -12.90 dB 3:46 04-Ever Had A Dream
DR11 0.00 dB -13.48 dB 5:55 05-Get Ready
DR12 0.00 dB -13.74 dB 4:54 06-Share It
DR10 0.00 dB -12.57 dB 5:55 07-Cruisin'
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Number of tracks: 7
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 5227 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 0.00 dB -13.33 dB 5:46 01-It's A Good Night
DR9 0.00 dB -10.98 dB 4:30 02-I Love The Nearness Of You
DR11 0.00 dB -13.74 dB 4:16 03-The Hurt's On You
DR11 0.00 dB -12.90 dB 3:46 04-Ever Had A Dream
DR11 0.00 dB -13.48 dB 5:55 05-Get Ready
DR12 0.00 dB -13.74 dB 4:54 06-Share It
DR10 0.00 dB -12.57 dB 5:55 07-Cruisin'
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Number of tracks: 7
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 5227 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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