The Miracles

Songwriter: Smokey Robinson

Producer: Berry Gordy

[Verse 1]
Look what you've done
You've made a fool out of someone
Who thought love was true
And found out that you were just having fun, oh yeah

[Chorus]
Oh, why do you wanna make me blue?
After all, I've been good to you (I've been good to you)
Oh yes, I have

[Verse 2]
Oh, I recall a time
You needed somebody and I made you mine
You needed a friend, so I took you in
And treated you kind
Oh yeah

[Chorus]
Oh, why do you want to make me blue?
After all (After all), I've been good to you (I've been good to you)

[Bridge]
I have always been around
And I never ever let you down
Now you're telling me
That you must go
You know that you're hurting me so-oh-oh-oh-oh

[Verse 3]
But there'll come a time
One day, one day, one day, one day
You're gonna wake up and find
You'll come back to me on your bended knees
You're gonna be crying

[Chorus]
Oh, believe me, what I say is true
After all, I've been good to you (I've been good to you)
Oh yes, I have

[Outro]
I've been good, I've been good, I've been good (I've been good to you), oh yeah
In every way
I've been good, I've been good, I've been good

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.

more tracks from the album

The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 1: 1959-1961

From the albums

I’ll Try Something New (1962)
The Fabulous Miracles (1963)
Greatest Hits From The Beginning (1965)
Anthology (1974)
The 35th Anniversary Collection (1994)
The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 1: 1959-1961 (2005)

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The Miracles

The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 1: 1959-1961