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This is a list of songs written by Smokey Robinson. Chart hits and other notable songs written by Smokey Robinson
YearSong [1]Original Artist [1]19591960"Who's the Fool"1960The Miracles1960"Who's Lovin' You"The MiraclesSmokey Robinson originally did Mickey's Monkey, You Made Me Feel Love, Here I Go Again, I Second That Emotion and other songs. Smokey Robinson wrote Since I Lost My Baby, Ain't That Peculiar and Ooo Baby Baby.
- February 19, 1940
Pages in category "Songs written by Smokey Robinson" The following 92 pages are in this category, out of 92 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
- “My Guy,” Mary Wells (1964) Written by Smokey Robinson. Throughout his career, Robinson wrote and co-wrote a collection of songs for the “The First Lady of Motown” and founding member of The Supremes, Mary Wells, including her first Top 10 hit “The One Who Really Loves You” and her most memorable No. 1 “My Guy,” which he also produced.
- “My Girl,” The Temptations (1964) Written by Smokey Robinsonand Ronald White. Robinson wrote The Temptations’ first hit “The Way You Do the Things You Do,” while tasked with the challenge of figuring out who should sing lead on the song.
- “Don’t Mess with Bill,” The Marvelettes (1965) Written by Smokey Robinson. Before The Supremes and other female groups of the 1960s, The Marvelettes already had a No. 1 hit in 1961 with “Please Mr. Postman,” the first chart-topper for Motown Records.
- “Ain’t That Peculiar,” Marvin Gaye (1965) Written by Smokey Robinson, and The Miracles’ Pete Moore, Bobby Rogers, and Marv Tarplin. Marvin Gaye could write his own songs just fine, but in 1965 he did work with Robinson, recording two of his songs “I’ll Be Doggone” and “Ain’t That Peculiar,” which both topped the charts and appeared on his seventh album Moods of Marvin Gaye in 1966.
- Tom Eames
- One Heartbeat. Smokey Robinson - One Heartbeat (Official Music Video) This song featured on Smokey's 1987 album of the same name, and reached number 10 in the US charts.
- 'Cruisin'' Smokey Robinson - Cruisin - 1979 (Audio HQ) Despite apparently recording this song while he had a cold, Smokey scored a big solo hit with this track in 1979.
- Shop Around. The Miracles - Shop Around. Co-written by Smokey and Motown founder Berry Gordy, this gave the Miracles - and Motown - one of their first big hits in 1960.
- Ooh Baby Baby. Ooo Baby Baby. Written by Smokey and fellow Miracle Pete Moore, this slow number gave The Miracles a top 20 hit in the US in 1965. In it, Smokey laments at the fact that he cheated on his woman, and begs for her to get over his mistakes and forgive him.
In 2004, Robinson sang the main title theme song "Colorful World" to the American children's animated series ToddWorld for Discovery Kids, TLC and Mike Young Productions. Two years later, Robinson released the standards album, Timeless Love , in 2006 on Universal Records.
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Songs written by Smokey Robinson. Ain't That Peculiar - Marvin Gaye. Bad Girl - The Miracles. Don't Mess With Bill - The Marvelettes. Floy Joy - The Supremes. Get Ready - The Temptations. Going To A Go-Go - The Miracles. Got a Job - The Miracles. I'll Be Doggone - Marvin Gaye.
