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Cookin' with the Miracles is the second Tamla album by American soul vocal group, The Miracles, and their second of 1961. Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson co-wrote most of the songs, including the two charting singles "Ain't It Baby" (#49 US, #15 R&B) and "Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues" (#52 US, #11 R&B). Another single, “Mighty Good Lovin’” (#51 US, #21 R&B) b/w “Broken Hearted” (#97 US), was issued in between those two. However, only “Broken Hearted” appears on the album, featuring a different vocal take to the single version.[2] 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.

Cookin' with the Miracles
Studio album by The Miracles
Released	November 13, 1961
Studio	Hitsville USA, Detroit, Chicago
Genre	Soul
Label	Tamla TM-223
Producer	Berry Gordy, Jr.
The Miracles chronology
Hi... We're the Miracles (1961) Cookin' with the Miracles (1961) I'll Try Something New (1962)
Singles from Cookin' with the Miracles
"Ain't It Baby" Released: March 15, 1961 "Mighty Good Lovin' / Broken Hearted" Released: June 3, 1961 "Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues" Released: September 19, 1961

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Cookin' with the Miracles is one of only two classic Miracles albums to feature on its cover the complete original six-member group lineup: Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers, Claudette Rogers Robinson, Pete Moore, Ronnie White and Marv Tarplin.

Track listing

All selections produced by Berry Gordy, Jr.

Side one

1. "That's The Way I Feel" (Berry Gordy, Jr., William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr.) (2:38)
2. "Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues" (Robinson, Ronald White) (2:55)
3. "Mama" (Robinson, Janie Bradford, Gordy) (2:18)
4. "Ain't It Baby" (Gordy, Robinson) (2:33)
5. "Determination" (Robinson) (2:17)

Side two

1. "You Never Miss A Good Thing" (Gordy, Robinson) (2:42)
2. "Embraceable You" (George & Ira Gershwin) (2:49)
3. "The Only One I Love" (Robinson) (2:34)
4. "Broken Hearted" (Gordy, Robinson) (2:56)
5. "I Can't Believe" (Robinson) (2:52)

1994 CD reissue bonus track

• "Mighty Good Lovin'" (Robinson) (2:37)

Personnel

The Miracles

• Smokey 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 Tarplin – guitar

Other Credits

• Berry Gordy, Jr. – producer, executive producer
• The Funk Brothers – instrumentation

References

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