Make It Happen

1967 Tamla/Motown 12 tracks

Produced by Smokey Robinson

Tamla/Motown R&BSoulMotownPop
58%
Authorship
Collaborator

Smokey Robinson wrote 7 of 12 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 7 / 12 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

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

58%
42%
7 trackswritten by Smokey Robinson 5 tracksoutside writers
Smokey Robinson's roles on this album

Share of the 12 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist58%
Composer58%
Producer100%
Performer0%

By the Numbers

12
Tracks
15
Lyricists
1
Producers
1967
Released

Make It Happen is the tenth studio album by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, released in April 1967 on Tamla/Motown and produced by Smokey Robinson. The album continued the extraordinary run of creative and commercial success that had made the Miracles one of Motown's most reliable hitmakers through the mid-1960s. The single 'The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage,' co-written with Marv Tarplin, became another top-twenty pop hit demonstrating Robinson's continued mastery of the bittersweet, emotionally complex love song. The album also reflected the influence of the British Invasion on American soul production, with subtle psychedelic touches appearing in the arrangements. Make It Happen is an accomplished and warmly satisfying entry in the Miracles' catalog from the peak years of classic soul.

Track Listing & Credits 12 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
The Soulful Shack
Smokey Robinson Smokey Robinson Smokey Robinson
2
The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage
Smokey RobinsonMarvin Tarplin Smokey RobinsonMarvin Tarplin Smokey Robinson
3
My Love for You
Clarence PaulMorris Broadnax Clarence PaulMorris Broadnax Smokey Robinson
4
I'm on the Outside (Looking In)
Bobby WeinsteinTeddy Randazzo Bobby WeinsteinTeddy Randazzo Smokey Robinson
5
Don't Think It's Me
Smokey Robinson Smokey Robinson Smokey Robinson
6
My Love Is Your Love (Forever)
Ivy Jo HunterStevie Wonder Ivy Jo HunterStevie Wonder Smokey Robinson
7
More Love
Smokey Robinson Smokey Robinson Smokey Robinson
8
After You Put Back the Pieces (I'll Still Have a Broken Heart)
Clarence PaulMorris BroadnaxStevie Wonder Clarence PaulMorris BroadnaxStevie Wonder Smokey Robinson
9
It's a Good Feeling
Brian HollandLamont DozierEddie Holland Brian HollandLamont DozierEddie Holland Smokey Robinson
10
You Must Be Love
Smokey RobinsonWarren Moore Smokey RobinsonWarren Moore Smokey Robinson
11
Dancing's Alright
Smokey RobinsonMarvin TarplinWarren MooreBobby RogersRonnie White Smokey RobinsonMarvin TarplinWarren MooreBobby RogersRonnie White Smokey Robinson
12
The Tears of a Clown
Smokey RobinsonStevie WonderHenry Cosby Smokey RobinsonStevie WonderHenry Cosby Smokey Robinson

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