A Quiet Storm

1975 Tamla/Motown 7 tracks

Produced by Smokey Robinson

Tamla/Motown R&BSoulMotownPop
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Authorship
Complete Artist

Smokey Robinson wrote 7 of 7 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 7 / 7 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Every track is scored by writing credit — whether Smokey Robinson carries a lyricist or composer credit.

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7 trackswritten by Smokey Robinson 0 tracksoutside writers
Smokey Robinson's roles on this album

Share of the 7 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

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Composer100%
Producer100%
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By the Numbers

7
Tracks
3
Lyricists
1
Producers
1975
Released

A Quiet Storm is the third solo studio album by Smokey Robinson, released in April 1975 on Tamla/Motown and produced by Smokey Robinson. The album is the record that gave its name to an entire genre of music, smooth, mellow, seductive R&B that played on late-night radio and became the soundtrack to millions of romantic evenings. The title track's languid, sophisticated arrangement and Robinson's breathy, intimate vocal delivery defined the quiet storm aesthetic that would dominate adult R&B radio through the late 1970s and 1980s. 'Baby That's Backatcha' and 'The Agony and the Ecstasy' further cemented the album's place in the R&B canon. A Quiet Storm is one of the most influential albums in the history of soul music, a record whose sonic blueprint shaped an entire subgenre.

Track Listing & Credits 7 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Quiet Storm
Smokey RobinsonRose Ella Jones Smokey RobinsonRose Ella Jones Smokey Robinson
2
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Smokey Robinson Smokey Robinson Smokey Robinson
3
Baby That's Backatcha
Smokey Robinson Smokey Robinson Smokey Robinson
4
Wedding Song
Smokey Robinson Smokey Robinson Smokey Robinson
5
Happy – Love Theme from Lady Sings the Blues
Smokey RobinsonMichel Legrand Smokey RobinsonMichel Legrand Smokey Robinson
6
Love Letters
Smokey Robinson Smokey Robinson Smokey Robinson
7
Coincidentally
Smokey Robinson Smokey Robinson Smokey Robinson

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