Smokey (1973) Songwriting Credits — Smokey Robinson

Authorship Breakdown 7 / 9 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

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

78%

22%

7 trackswritten by Smokey Robinson 2 tracksoutside writers

Smokey Robinson's roles on this album

Share of the 9 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist78%

Composer78%

Producer0%

Performer0%

By the Numbers

9

Tracks

9

Lyricists

1

Producers

1973

Released

Smokey is the debut solo studio album by Smokey Robinson, released in 1973 on Tamla Records, his first album as a solo artist after leaving The Miracles, the group he had founded and led for nearly two decades. The album produced 'Sweet Harmony,' a warm and graceful ballad co-written with Marvin Tarplin, Robinson's longtime guitar collaborator, which became a Top 5 R&B hit and established that his voice and songwriting could carry an entire record without the Miracles' vocal ensemble. 'Baby Come Close' further demonstrated Robinson's solo confidence, delivering a slow-burn romantic soul track that charted well on R&B radio. The album was largely self-written and self-produced, continuing Robinson's complete-artist authorship model in a new, more intimate solo context. Smokey set the template for the smooth, introspective soul sound that Robinson would refine throughout the 1970s.

Track Listing & Credits 9 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers

#	Title	Lyricist(s)	Composer(s)	Producer(s)
1	Holly	Smokey Robinson	Smokey Robinson	William "Smokey" Robinson
2	Never My Love / Never Can Say Goodbye	Don AddrisiDick AddrisiClifton Davis	Don AddrisiDick AddrisiClifton Davis	William "Smokey" Robinson
3	A Silent Partner in a Three-Way Love Affair	Smokey RobinsonRose Ella Jones	Smokey RobinsonRose Ella Jones	William "Smokey" Robinson
4	Just My Soul Responding	Smokey RobinsonMarvin Tarplin	Smokey RobinsonMarvin Tarplin	William "Smokey" Robinson
5	Sweet Harmony	Smokey Robinson	Smokey Robinson	William "Smokey" Robinson
6	Will You Love Me Tomorrow?	Gerry GoffinCarole King	Gerry GoffinCarole King	William "Smokey" Robinson
7	Wanna Know My Mind	Smokey Robinson	Smokey Robinson	William "Smokey" Robinson
8	The Family Song	Smokey Robinson	Smokey Robinson	William "Smokey" Robinson
9	Baby Come Close	Smokey RobinsonPamela MoffettMarvin Tarplin	Smokey RobinsonPamela MoffettMarvin Tarplin	William "Smokey" Robinson