Smokey Robinson "Smoke Signals" (1986) -Westcoast Soul / Soul-

Label : Tamla Motown Records

 Side One

01 - Some People (Will Do Anything For Love) (Bobby Sandstrom & Michael Price)
02 - Sleepless Nights (Alan Gorrie & Michael Mugrage)
03 - Because Of You (It's The Best It's Ever Been) (William 'Smokey' Robinson)
04 - Be Kind To The Growing Mind (William 'Smokey' Robinson)
05 - Te Quiero Como Si No Hubiera Un Mañana (I'm Gonna Love You Like There's No Tomorrow) (William 'Smokey' Robinson, Mark Davis & Ivory Stone)

Side Two

01 - Hold On To Your Love (Stevie Wonder & William 'Smokey' Robinson)
02 - Photograph In My Mind (J.C. Crowley & Tom Campbell)
03 - No Time To Stop Believing (Don Black & Simon Climie)
04 - Wishful Thinking (Bobby Sandstrom, Michael Price & David Bryant)
05 - Hanging On By A Thread (William 'Smokey' Robinson & Mark Davis)


Recorded at Soundcastle Studio Center, Los Angeles, California ; Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California & Monkey Dust Studio, Granada Hills, California
Mixed at Larrabee Sound, Hollywood, California
Recording & Mixing Engineer : Tony Peluso
2nd Engineers : Karen Siegel, Bino Espinoza, Sabrina Buchanck & Toni Greene
"No Time To Stop Believing" & "Photograph In My Mind Recorded at Soundcastle Studio Center, Los Angeles, California
Recording Engineer : Dennis McKay & Jack Joseph Puig
Mixed at Mama Jo's Studio, North Hollywood, California
Mixing Engineer : Jack Joseph Puig
2nd Engineers : Bino Espinoza & Steve Ford
Mastered at Future Disc, West Hollywood, California
Mastering Engineer : Steve Hall


Side One

01 - Some People (Will Do Anything For Love)

Produced by Steve Barri & Tony Peluso
Arranged by Bobby Sandstrom
Bobby Sandstrom : Synthesizers, Bass & Drum Programming
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Richard Elliot : Sax Solo
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Background vocals : Michael Lovesmith, Maureen Steele & Bobby Sandstrom
Tower Of Power Horns : Richard Elliot, Michael Cichowicz, Greg Adams, Stephen Kupka & Emilio Castillo
Horns Arranged by Greg Adams

02 - Sleepless Nights

Produced by Steve Barri & Tony Peluso
Arranged by John Hobbs & Tony Peluso
John Hobbs : Keyboards & Synthesizers
Neil Stubenhaus : Bass
Mike Baird : Drums
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Richard Elliot : Lyricon Solo
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Steve Barri : Additional Percussion
Background vocals : Michael Lovesmith, Maureen Steele & Richard Carpenter

03 - Because Of You (It's The Best It's Ever Been)

Produced by Steve Barri & Tony Peluso
Arranged by Jim Lang, Tony Peluso, Fred Alwag & Mark Davis
Jim Lang : Keyboards & Synthesizers
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Fred Alwag : Drum Programming
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums
Richard Elliot : Lyricon Solo
Background vocals : Smokey Robinson, Ivory Stone, Brenda Eager & Patricia Henley

04 - Be Kind To The Growing Mind

With The Temptations
Produced by Steve Barri & Tony Peluso
Arranged by Michael Boddicker, Tony Peluso & Michael Omartian
Michael Omartian : Solo & Synthesizers
Michael Boddicker : Synthesizers
John  Hobbs : Piano
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums
Neil Stubenhaus : Bass
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Background vocals : The Temptations (Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, Ollie Woodson, Ronald Tyson & Richard Street)
Additional Background vocals : Ivory Stone, Brenda Eager & Patricia Henley

05 - Te Quiero Como Si No Hubiera Un Mañana (I'm Gonna Love You Like There's No Tomorrow)

Produced by Smokey Robinson, Steve Barri, Tony Peluso & Mark Davis
Arranged by Mark Davis
Additional Engineering by Leonard Jackson
Herb Alpert : Trumpet Solo
Calvin Davis : Alto Sax
Michael Jacobsen : Tenor Sax
Fred Smith : Tenor Sax
Michael Boddicker : Synthesizers
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums
Neil Stubenhaus : Bass
John Hobbs : Piano
Robbie Buchanan : Synthesizer Solo
Tony Peluso : Additional Synthesizers
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Steve Barri : Additional Percussion
Background vocals : Ivory Stone, Brenda Eager & Patricia Henley

Side Two

01 - Hold On To Your Love

Produced by Steve Barri & Tony Peluso
Arranged by Stevie Wonder & Jim Lang
Jim Lang : Keyboards, Bass & Drum Programming
Michael Omartian : Additional Keyboards & Synthesizers
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Mike Baird : Drums
Background vocals : Bunny DeBarge, Mark DeBarge, Ivory Stone, Brenda Eager, Patricia Henley & Howard L. Smith Jr.

02 - Photograph In My Mind

Produced by Dennis Lambert for Tuneworks & Steve Barri
Co-Produced by Robbie Buchanan
Robbie Buchanan : Synthesizers, Bass & Drum Programming
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Vinnie Colaiuta : Drums
Background vocals : Dennis Lambert, Oren Waters, Phillip Ingram & Darryl Phinnessee

03 - No Time To Stop Believing

Produced by Dennis Lambert for Tuneworks & Steve Barri
Co-Produced & Arranged by Robbie Buchanan
Robbie Buchanan : Synthesizers, Bass & Drum Programming
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Vinnie Colaiuta : Drums
Richard Elliot : Sax
Background vocals : Dennis Lambert, Oren Waters, Phillip Ingram & Darryl Phinnessee

04 - Wishful Thinking

Produced by Steve Barri & Tony Peluso
Arranged by Bobby Sandstrom & David Bryant
Rhythm Track Engineered by Bobby Sandstrom
Bobby Sandstrom : Synthesizers, Keyboards & Drum Programming
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Tony Peluso : Guitar Solo
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Neil Stubenhaus : Bass
Background vocals : Ivory Stone, Maxine Willard Waters & Julia Tillman Waters
Tower Of Power Horns : Richard Elliot, Michael Cichowicz, Greg Adams, Stephen Kupka & Emilio Castillo
Horns Arranged by Greg Adams

05 - Hanging On By A Thread

Produced by Steve Barri & Tony Peluso
Arranged by John Hobbs
John Hobbs : Keyboards, Synthesizers & Solo
Richard Carpenter : Additional Keyboards
Neil Stubenhaus : Bass
Mike Baird : Drums
Tony Peluso : Guitar Solo
Background vocals : Richard Carpenter & Michael Lovesmith
Background Vocals Arranged by Richard Carpenter