Product Code: WET30288533
Original price was: $35.99.$21.59Current price is: $21.59.Going to a Go-Go is a quintessential slice of 1960s Motown magic smooth, swinging, and brimming with infectious energy and romantic finesse. Its not just a great Miracles album; its a landmark record in the evolution of soul and pop music.
Released in 1965, this was the first Miracles LP to give frontman Smokey Robinson co-billing and rightfully so. His featherlight falsetto and emotionally intelligent songwriting are the glue that holds everything together. The album moves between uptempo floor-fillers and graceful mid-tempo numbers, all driven by tight rhythms, lush harmonies, and The Funk Brothers gold-standard Motown instrumentation.
This is the sound of Motown coming into its own: refined, danceable, and radio-ready, but still raw enough to feel alive.
This album was a major success for The Miracles, both critically and commercially. It helped cement Smokey Robinsons legacy as one of the finest songwriters in pop and soul history. More importantly, Going to a Go-Go feels like a blueprint for smooth soul, for pop balladry, and even for future Motown stars like Marvin Gaye and The Jackson 5.
The record was also a first for Motown in a way: it was the first Miracles LP to chart in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 and the R&B Albums chart simultaneously. That crossover appeal helped define the Motown brand.
Going to a Go-Go is the sound of Motown at its peak charming, bittersweet, and impossibly catchy. It doesn't reinvent the wheel, but it polishes it to a gleam. Essential listening for fans of classic soul, pop songwriting, or anyone curious about why Smokey is so revered.
A1 The Tracks Of My Tears
A2 Going To A Go-Go
A3 Ooo Baby Baby
A4 My Girl Has Gone
A5 In Case You Need Love
A6 Choosey Beggar
B1 Since You Won My Heart
B2 From Head To Toe
B3 All That'S Good
B4 My Baby Changes Like The Weather
B5 Let Me Have Some
B6 A Fork In The Road
