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Double Good Everything

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Double Good Everything
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Studio album by
Smokey Robinson
ReleasedOctober 22, 1991 [1]
Studio
Genre Soul, pop
Label SBK [2]
Producer Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson chronology
Love, Smokey
(1990)		Double Good Everything
(1991)		The Ultimate Collection
(1997)

Double Good Everything is an album by the American musician Smokey Robinson, released in 1991. [3] [4] It was his first album to be released by a label other than Motown. [5]

Contents

The album peaked at No. 64 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. [6] Its first single was "Double Good Everything", which reached the R&B Top 30. [7] [6]

Production

Nine of Double Good Everything's 10 tracks were written or cowritten by Robinson, who also produced the album. [8] [9] "When a Woman Cries" was written by Joshua Kadison. [10] Robinson worked with his longtime friend, guitar player Marv Tarplin. [11]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
The Buffalo News Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Entertainment Weekly B [15]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [16]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [17]

Entertainment Weekly called the album "no watershed, just sweet, warm Smokey doing his bit for romantic drive-time inspiration, more courtly than salacious, and slightly teenage in his depictions of love." [15] Stereo Review concluded that "the unifying thread is Robinson's singular voice—almost delicate but unmistakably masculine in its high register, marked by an eternal edge of youthful anticipation." [18] The Kitchener-Waterloo Record opined that, "except for 'Skid Row' and 'When a Woman Cries', Robinson sounds almost uninterested." [19] The Buffalo News wrote that, "though the peaks of his voice may be gone, the gentle emotive stirring is still there." [13]

The Indianapolis Star thought that Robinson's "excellent vocals are underscored by superb instrumentals, particularly on the intimate 'I Love Your Face' and the sashaying 'Rewind' and 'Be Who You Are'." [8] The New Pittsburgh Courier deemed the album "10 new pop/soul gems that are remarkable for retaining the 'Smokey' touch while feeling perfectly contemporary." [20] The Philadelphia Daily News labeled it Robinson's "strongest in years." [21] The Commercial Appeal considered that "Robinson's falsetto is as sweet as ever, as he mixes in a bit of reggae in 'Why', joyously assays the uptempo pop-soul of the title track or croons 'Be Who You Are', a love song that hearkens back to his classic Motown days." [22]

AllMusic wrote: "Though pleasant and inoffensive, this will disappoint even diehard Smokey Robinson fans and won't win him many new ones." [12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Smokey Robinson; except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Why" 3:55
2."Double Good Everything" 3:48
3."Rewind" 3:43
4."Be Who You Are" 4:33
5."I Love Your Face" 2:34
6."I Can't Get Enough" 4:19
7."Rack Me Back" 4:06
8."When a Woman Cries" Joshua Kadison 3:31
9."You Take Me Away" 3:55
10."Skid Row"Smokey Robinson, Marvin Tarplin 4:23

Personnel

Strings (Tracks 5 & 8)

Production

References

  1. ↑ "Upcoming Releases". CMJ New Music Report. October 18, 1991. p. 60.
  2. ↑ "Smokey Robinson Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ "Jet's Top 20 Albums". Jet. Vol. 81, no. 9. December 16, 1991. p. 62.
  4. ↑ Britt, Bruce (October 4, 1991). "Rock News & Notes". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L28.
  5. ↑ Jenkins, Craig (November 19, 2020). "Let Smokey Robinson Tell You About Changing Music". Vulture.
  6. 1 2 "Smokey Robinson". Billboard.
  7. ↑ Davis, Sharon (January 6, 2012). 80s Chart-Toppers: Every Chart-Topper Tells a Story. Random House. ISBN   9781780574110.
  8. 1 2 Ford, Lynn Dean (December 27, 1991). "Record Reviews". The Indianapolis Star. p. C6.
  9. ↑ Heim, Chris (May 29, 1992). "A crowd-pleaser, a pro: Smokey Robinson still in fine form". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. M.
  10. ↑ Simms, Greg (December 6, 1991). "Recordings on Review". Go!. Dayton Daily News. p. 19.
  11. ↑ Jaeger, Barbara (December 12, 1991). "Renewed Blaze from Old Fires". The Record. p. C22.
  12. 1 2 "Double Good Everything". AllMusic.
  13. 1 2 Allen, Carl (December 6, 1991). "In Brief". The Buffalo News. p. G36.
  14. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 74.
  15. 1 2 Berger, Arion. "Double Good Everything". Entertainment Weekly.
  16. ↑ MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 481.
  17. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 595.
  18. ↑ Garland, Phyl (March 1992). "Popular Music — Double Good Everything by Smokey Robinson". Stereo Review. Vol. 57, no. 3. p. 74.
  19. ↑ "Double Good Everything Smokey Robinson". Kitchener-Waterloo Record. November 28, 1991. p. C9.
  20. ↑ "Smokey Robinson: 'I'm Truly a Blessed Man'". New Pittsburgh Courier. Vol. 82, no. 81. October 12, 1991. p. P.B-2.
  21. ↑ Takiff, Jonathan (December 16, 1991). "Sweet Soul Music". Features Yo!. Philadelphia Daily News. p. 39.
  22. ↑ Nager, Larry (November 22, 1991). "Recordings". The Commercial Appeal. p. E19.
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