Touch the Sky (Smokey Robinson album)
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| Studio album by Smokey Robinson | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1982–1983 at Golden Sound Studios (Hollywood, California) |
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| Genre | R&B, soul | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Producer | Smokey Robinson and Reginald "Sonny" Burke | |||
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Touch the Sky is a 1983 album by American singer Smokey Robinson. It was produced and arranged by Robinson with Reginald "Sonny" Burke, and recorded and mixed at Golden Sound Studios, Inc., Hollywood, California. The album was released on the Motown sub-label Tamla.
The album peaked at #50 on Billboard pop charts, and at #8 on R&B charts.
There were two singles released form this album. "I've Made Love to You a Thousand Times" peaked at #101 Billboard and #8 R&B charts, "Touch The Sky" at #110 Billboard and #68 R&B charts.
William Ruhlmann rated the album with 2 out of 5 stars on AllMusic.Robert Christgau rated the album as B+, giving a special recommendation to "cheating-song fans".
Fellow Miracles members Claudette Robinson, then Smokey's wife, joins for background vocals on the title track, Marv Tarplin is featured on Rhythm guitar and songwriting. Also featured are Robinson regulars Fred Smith and Michael Jacobsen (since A Quiet Storm – 1975), and Sonny Burke (since Smokey's Family Robinson – 1976). On "Dynamite" Robinson shares songwriting-credits with Berry Gordy, founder of Motown records (besides everything else).
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