Smokey Robinson

Released: January 18, 1977

Songwriter: Terri McFaddin Larry Brown

Producer: Larry Brown

Since you went away from me
I've got a love deficiency

Tried vitamin A, and you went away
Vitamin B to bring you back to me
Vitamin C for all the nights I cried
Vitamin D to dry my eyes
I tried them all and now I see
The only one that's gonna work for me
Is vitamin U, girl
To see me through, girl, oh, yeah

Thought if I could find another lover
With some tender care, baby, I'd soon recover, hey
But like useless remedies
They can't satisfy my needs

Tried vitamin A, and you went away, baby
Vitamin B to bring you back to me
Vitamin C for all the nights I cried
Vitamin D to dry my eyes
I tried them all and now I see
The only one that's gonna work for me
Is Vitamin U, girl
To see me though, girl, ooh-ooh...

You're my weakness
I need a does of you sweetness
Girl, my strength is fading
And my heart is ailing

Tried vitamin A, and you went away, baby
Vitamin B to bring you back to me
Vitamin C for all the nights I cried
Vitamin D to dry my eyes
I tried them all and now I see
The only one that's gonna work for me
Is Vitamin U, girl
I need some Vitamin U, girl
Some multivitamin U, girl
To see you through, girl
I need some multivitamin U, girl

Some multivitamin U, baby
(I need you to see me though, ooh-ooh...)
To see me through girl
I need some Vitamin U, girl
(I need you to see me though, ooh-ooh...)
To see me through girl
Multivitamin U, girl
(I need you to see me though, ooh-ooh...)
(I need you to see me though, ooh-ooh...)

Well, I tried Vitamin E, F and G
Vitamin H was no help for me
Vitamin I was hurting so
I tried Vitamin J, K, L, M, N and O
Vitamin P, Q, R, S, and T
Vitamin V, girl, and X, Y, Z
Only thing that they did for me
Was strengthen my eyes and help me see
I need Vitamin U, baby
I need some Vitamin U, baby

I need some Vitamin U, girl
To see me through, girl
I need some multivitamin U, girl
To see me through, girl...

Arguably the greatest songwriter of the latter half of the 20th century, Robinson’s timeless creations for Motown, both for his own group and for other artists, provided the ultimate example of what a pop song can be. From The Beatles to Bob Dylan, the rest of the 60s followed in his wake

As if that wasn’t enough, he created a whole new genre in the mid-70s with “quiet storm”, a radio format named after one of his songs. He continues writing and performing today.

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