| 词条 | Going to a Go-Go |
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| name = Going To A Go-Go | type = studio | artist = Smokey Robinson & the Miracles | cover = Miraclesgoingtoagogo.jpg | alt = | released = November 1, 1965 | recorded = 1965 | venue = | studio = Hitsville USA | genre = Soul | length = 33:49 | label = Tamla TS 267 | producer = Smokey Robinson, Frank Wilson, William "Mickey" Stevenson | prev_title = I Like It Like That (1964) (withdrawn from U.S.) --- Greatest Hits from the Beginning | prev_year = 1965 | next_title = Away We a Go-Go | next_year = 1966 }}{{Album ratings |rev1 = Allmusic |rev1score = {{rating|4.5|5}}[1] }} Going to a Go-Go is a 1965 album by the Miracles, the first to credit the group as Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. It includes four of the Miracles' Top 20 hits: "Ooo Baby Baby", "The Tracks of My Tears", "Going to a Go-Go", and "My Girl Has Gone". It was produced by Miracles lead singer Smokey Robinson, along with Frank Wilson and William "Mickey" Stevenson. Primarily produced by Miracles lead singer Smokey Robinson, Going to a Go-Go features compositions co-written by Miracles members Robinson, Ronald White, Bobby Rogers, Pete Moore, and Marv Tarplin. In fact, with the sole exception of the song, "My Baby Changes Like The Weather", this entire album was written by The Miracles. Going To A Go-Go was the only Miracles studio LP to chart within the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 albums chart, where it remained for 40 weeks, peaking at number 8. The LP peaked at number-one on Billboard's R&B albums chart. In 2003, the album achieved Gold Record status.{{citation needed|date=May 2013}} It was ranked number 271 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[2]Going to a Go-Go was reissued on CD in 2002, coupled with the Miracles' Away We a Go-Go. CompositionRobinson wrote or co-wrote all the tracks, apart from "My Baby Changes Like the Weather", which was written by two other Motown writers, Hal Davis and Frank Wilson. Robinson's main writing partner was his childhood friend and co-founder of the Miracles, Warren "Pete" Moore, who worked with him on seven of the album's twelve tracks. The other writers are: Miracles members Bobby Rogers, Ronald White,and Marv Tarplin,along with William "Mickey" Stevenson, a Motown songwriter and producer, who contributed to one song. Marv Tarplin, the Miracles' lead guitarist, created the evocative opening chords of "The Tracks of My Tears".[3] and the starting guitar riffs on the title song, and "My Girl has Gone" .[4] ReleaseGoing To A Go-Go was released November 1965, and reached number-eight of the Billboard 200 albums chart, and number-one on Billboard's R&B albums chart. It is the only Miracles studio LP to chart within the Top 10. The tracks "Ooo Baby Baby", "The Tracks of My Tears", "Going to a Go-Go", and "My Girl Has Gone", were released as singles, and reached the Top 20. "Choosey Beggar" charted on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart at number 35. "A Fork in the Road" was a strong regional hit in several areas of the country and was regularly performed as part of the Miracles' live show. Going to a Go-Go was reissued on CD in 2002, coupled with the Miracles' Away We a Go-Go. Track listingSide one
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References1. ^[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r67477|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review] 2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6626121/271_going_to_a_gogo |title=News |publisher=Rolling Stone |date= |accessdate=2011-12-05}} 3. ^{{cite news |url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/oct/03/marv-tarplin |title=Marv Tarplin obituary | Music | The Guardian |author=Richard Williams |work=The Guardian |date=3 October 2011 |publisher=GMG |location=London |issn=0261-3077 |oclc=60623878 |accessdate=11 May 2013}} 4. ^DVD: Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: The Definitive Performances External links
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