Artist	Song
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	The Tracks of My Tears
from Going to a Go-Go & Away We A-Go-Go (2002)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	The Tears of a Clown
from Make It Happen (Tears of a Clown) (2004)
Smokey Robinson	Cruisin'
from The Solo Anthology (2011)
Smokey Robinson	Being With You
from The Solo Anthology (2011)
The Miracles	You've Really Got a Hold On Me
from Smokey Robinson and The Miracles: The 35th Anniversary Collection (Box Set) (1994)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	I Second That Emotion
from Smokey Robinson and The Miracles: The 35th Anniversary Collection (Box Set) (1994)
The Miracles	Shop Around
from Smokey Robinson and The Miracles: The 35th Anniversary Collection (Box Set) (1994)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	Ooo Baby, Baby
from Going to a Go-Go & Away We A-Go-Go (2002)
Smokey Robinson	Quiet Storm
from A Quiet Storm (1991)
Smokey Robinson	You're the One for Me (feat. Joss Stone)
from Time Flies When You're Having Fun (2009)
Smokey Robinson	Just to See Her
from One Heartbeat (2000)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	Doggone Right
from Smokey Robinson and The Miracles: The 35th Anniversary Collection (Box Set) (1994)
Smokey Robinson	One Heartbeat
from One Heartbeat (2000)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	Going to a Go-Go
from Going to a Go-Go & Away We A-Go-Go (2002)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	Baby, Baby Don't Cry
from Smokey Robinson and The Miracles: The 35th Anniversary Collection (Box Set) (1994)
Smokey Robinson	Don't Know Why
from Don't Know Why - Single (2009)
The Miracles	Love Machine, Pt. 1
from Motown 1's (2004)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	Special Occasion
from Special Occasion (2004)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	More Love
from Make It Happen (Tears of a Clown) (2004)
The Miracles	Mickey's Monkey
from Smokey Robinson and The Miracles: The 35th Anniversary Collection (Box Set) (1994)
Smokey Robinson	Let Me Be the Clock
from The Solo Anthology (2011)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	Choosey Beggar
from Going to a Go-Go & Away We A-Go-Go (2002)
Smokey Robinson	Baby That's Backatcha
from A Quiet Storm (1991)
The Miracles	I Like It Like That
from Smokey Robinson and The Miracles: The 35th Anniversary Collection (Box Set) (1994)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage
from Make It Happen (Tears of a Clown) (2004)

Comment:

The swirling, circus-of-pain intro; the lyrics that lay a broken heart bare; the fragile and, yes, smoky falsetto — it can only be "The Tears of a Clown," the crowning composition in the catalog of Motown poet laureate Smokey Robinson and his Miracles. Then there's "The Tracks of My Tears," that oozy, bluesy roadmap to heartbreak and the top of the charts. If it seems like Smokey spent a whole lot of time in tears, don't feel too bad. What with the decades' worth of hits he penned for himself and others, our pop-soul Pagliacci cried all the way to Motown's VP spot and an oh-so-special place in our souls.

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