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You’ve Really Got a Hold on MeThe Miracles

Released: November 9, 1962

Songwriter: Smokey Robinson

Producer: Smokey Robinson

[Verse 1]
I don't like you
But I love you
Seems that I'm always
Thinking of you
Oh, oh, oh
You treat me badly
I love you madly

[Hook]
You've really got a hold on me
(You've really got a hold on me)
You've really got a hold on me
You've really got a hold on me, baby

[Verse 2]
I don't want you
But I need you
Don't want to kiss you
But I need to
Oh, oh, oh
You do me wrong now
My love is strong now

[Hook]
You've really got a hold on me
(You've really got a hold on me)
You've really got a hold on me
You've really got a hold on me, baby

[Bridge 1]
I love you and all I want you to do
Is just hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me
Tighter
Tighter

[Verse 3]
I want to leave you
Don't want to stay here
Don't want to spend another day here
Oh, oh, oh, I want to split now
I can't quit now

[Hook]
You've really got a hold on me
(You've really got a hold on me)
You've really got a hold on me
You've really got a hold on me, baby

[Bridge 2]
I love you and all I want you to do
Is just hold me, please (Hold me)
Squeeze, hold me
(Hold me, hold me)

You've really got a hold on me
(You really got a hold on me)
I said you've really got a hold on me
(I said you've really got a hold on me)
Ya know, you've really got hold on me
(Oh, really got a hold on me)
You know, you've really got hold on me
(Oh, really got a hold on me)
I said you've really got a hold on me
(I said you've really hold on me)

The Miracles

The Miracles (also known as Smokey Robinson and the Miracles from 1965 to 1972) were an American rhythm and blues vocal group.

They were formed at school in Detroit in 1955 as The Five Chimes. In 1956 they changed their name to The Matadors, adding Claudette Rogers to the line-up. They were spotted by Berry Gordy at an audition in late 1957 and in February 1958 changed their name to The Miracles. Their first release, ‘Get A Job’ b/w ‘My Mama Done Told Me’, was issued via the End label that same month. Another single on End followed, and then one on Chess and Motown, before the group finally found a home on Tamla where they had a string of hits and Smokey established himself as a key songwriter for the label throughout the 1960s.

In late 1965 Berry Gordy decided to adjust the group’s name and they were billed thereafter as Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, until Smokey left the group in July 1972 (although the final Smokey Robinson & The Miracles single was not released until November). He was replaced by Billy Griffin, with the name being reverted back to The Miracles for the new line-up.

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