Timeless Love

2006 Hear Music 13 tracks

Produced by William "Smokey" Robinson, Sid Feller

Hear Music R&BSoulMotownPop
8%
Authorship
Singer / Performer

Smokey Robinson wrote 1 of 13 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 1 / 13 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

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

8%
92%
1 trackwritten by Smokey Robinson 12 tracksoutside writers
Smokey Robinson's roles on this album

Share of the 13 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist8%
Composer8%
Producer0%
Performer0%

By the Numbers

13
Tracks
19
Lyricists
2
Producers
2006
Released

Timeless Love is a studio album by Smokey Robinson, released in 2006 on Hear Music. The album is a collection of American standards and classic love songs, a departure from Robinson's original songwriting, instead celebrating the Great American Songbook tradition that influenced him as a youth in Detroit. Tracks include beloved standards such as 'The Very Thought of You,' 'Misty,' 'I Only Have Eyes for You,' and 'Fly Me to the Moon,' performed in Robinson's distinctive smooth tenor over lush orchestral arrangements. The project placed Robinson in a tradition alongside Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and other interpreters who had made careers of honoring songwriters greater than themselves, notable given that Robinson himself is widely regarded as one of pop music's greatest songwriters. Timeless Love received warm reviews and demonstrated Robinson's vocal artistry in an entirely different context, confirming that his instrument was as expressive interpreting others' work as it was delivering his own compositions.

Track Listing & Credits 13 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
You Go to My Head
John Frederick CootsHaven Gillespie John Frederick CootsHaven Gillespie William "Smokey" RobinsonSid Feller
2
I'm in the Mood for Love / Moody's Mood for Love
Dorothy FieldsJimmy McHugh Dorothy FieldsJimmy McHugh William "Smokey" RobinsonSid Feller
3
Our Love Is Here to Stay
George GershwinIra Gershwin George GershwinIra Gershwin William "Smokey" RobinsonSid Feller
4
Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)
Bart Howard Bart Howard William "Smokey" RobinsonSid Feller
5
Night and Day
Cole Porter Cole Porter William "Smokey" RobinsonSid Feller
6
I'm Glad There Is You
Jimmy DorseyPaul Mertz Jimmy DorseyPaul Mertz William "Smokey" RobinsonSid Feller
7
More Than You Know
Edward EliscuBilly RoseVincent Youmans Edward EliscuBilly RoseVincent Youmans William "Smokey" RobinsonSid Feller
8
Speak Low
Ogden NashKurt Weill Ogden NashKurt Weill William "Smokey" RobinsonSid Feller
9
Time After Time
Sammy CahnJule Styne Sammy CahnJule Styne William "Smokey" RobinsonSid Feller
10
I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Baby)
Dorothy FieldsJimmy McHugh Dorothy FieldsJimmy McHugh William "Smokey" RobinsonSid Feller
11
I Love Your Face
Smokey Robinson Smokey Robinson William "Smokey" RobinsonSid Feller
12
I've Got You Under My Skin
Cole Porter Cole Porter William "Smokey" RobinsonSid Feller
13
Tea for Two
Irving CaesarVincent Youmans Irving CaesarVincent Youmans William "Smokey" RobinsonSid Feller

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 21 contributors

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Data note: This album consists primarily of cover versions of American standards. Original composers are credited for each track. Robinson authorship score on this album is lower than his overall catalog average.

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