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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| Name = Flying High Together
| name = Flying High Together
| type = Album
| Artist = [[The Miracles|Smokey Robinson & The Miracles]]
| artist = [[The Miracles|Smokey Robinson & The Miracles]]
| Type = Album
| cover = SmokeyandMiraclesflyinghigh.jpeg
| Released = July 1972
| Recorded = 1972
| alt =
| released = July 27, 1972
| Genre = [[Soul music|Soul]]
| recorded = 1972
| Label = [[Motown|Tamla]]<br><small>T 318L</small>
| venue =
| Producer = [[Johnny Bristol]]<br>[[Smokey Robinson]]
| studio =
| Last album = ''[[One Dozen Roses]]'' <br>(1971)
| genre = [[Soul music|Soul]]
| This album = '''''Flying High Together''''' <br>(1972)
| length =
| Next album = ''[[Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: 1957-1972]]'' <br>(1972)
| label = [[Motown|Tamla]]<br /><small>T 318L</small>
| producer = [[Johnny Bristol]], [[Smokey Robinson]], [[Stevie Wonder]], [[Ashford & Simpson]]
| prev_title = [[One Dozen Roses]]
| prev_year = 1971
| next_title = [[Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: 1957–1972]]
| next_year = 1972
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Flying High Together
| type = Studio
| single1 = [[We've Come Too Far to End It Now]]
| single1date= May 4, 1972
| single2 = I Can’t Stand To See You Cry
| single2date= November 15, 1972
}}
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r67489}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|Christgau's Record Guide]]''
|rev2Score = C+<ref name="CG">{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies]]|publisher=[[Ticknor & Fields]]|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: R|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=R&bk=70|access-date=March 12, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}</ref>
}}
'''''Flying High Together''''' is an album by [[Smokey Robinson and the Miracles]] on [[Motown|Motown Records]]' Tamla label, released in 1972. It is noted as The Miracles' last studio album with original lead singer [[Smokey Robinson]], who retired from the act to concentrate on his duties as vice president of [[Motown Records|Motown]]. The album charted at #46 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Pop Album chart, and featured two singles: the appropriately named "We've Come Too Far to End It Now", which matched the parent album's chart position on the ''Billboard'' singles chart, charting at #46, and reached the Top 10 of the ''Billboard'' R&B singles chart, charting at #9, and "I Can't Stand to See You Cry", which charted at #45 Pop, and #21 R&B.


The album also featured a cover of [[The Stylistics]]' 1971 hit "[[Betcha By Golly Wow]]", the "[[(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story|Theme from ''Love Story'']]" and covers of the [[Michael Jackson]] solo hit, "[[Got to Be There]]" (featuring guitar work by Miracle [[Marv Tarplin]]), and [[The Chi-Lites]]'#1 hit, "[[Oh Girl]]". The album also features songs composed by [[Ashford & Simpson]], [[Stevie Wonder]] and Syretta Wright, Bobby Miller, who was responsible for [[The Dells]]' long string of hits, and Motown producer [[Johnny Bristol]], but neither Smokey nor any of the other Miracles contributed to the writing on this album and Smokey himself produced only two tracks, the aforementioned "Got to Be There" and "Love Story".
'''''Flying High Together''''' was a 1972 album by '''[[Smokey Robinson and the Miracles]]''' on [[Motown]] Records' Tamla label. It is noted as The Miracles' last studio album with original lead singer [[Smokey Robinson]], who retired from the act to concentrate on his duties as Vice President of The Motown Record Corporation. The album charted at #46 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Pop Album chart, and featured two singles: the appropriately named "We've Come Too Far to End It Now", which matched the parent album's chart position on the ''Billboard'' singles chart, charting at #46, and reached the Top 10 of the ''Billboard'' R&B singles chart, charting at #9, and "I Can't Stand to See You Cry", which charted at #45 Pop, and #21 R&B.


The release of this album coincided with the group's final nationwide tour, before replacing Smokey with [[Billy Griffin]]. As of 2018, ''Flying High Together'' has yet to be issued on CD, but several of its songs have shown up on various Miracles foreign and domestic CD compilations. The Miracles' next studio album was 1973's [[Billy Griffin]]-led ''[[Renaissance (Miracles album)|Renaissance]]''.
The album also featured a cover of [[The Stylistics]]' 1971 hit "[[Betcha By Golly Wow]]", the "[[(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story|Theme from ''Love Story'']]", and covers of the [[Michael Jackson]] solo hit, "[[Got to Be There]]" (featuring outstanding guitar work by Miracle [[Marv Tarplin]]), and [[The Chi-Lites]]'#1 hit, "[[Oh Girl]]". The album also features songs composed by [[Ashford & Simpson]], [[Stevie Wonder]] and Syretta Wright, Bobby Miller, who was responsible for [[The Dells]]' long string of hits, and Motown producer [[Johnny Bristol]]. Interestingly, neither Smokey nor any of the other Miracles contributed to the writing on this album, and Smokey himself produced only one track, the aforementioned "Got to Be There".


== Track listing ==
The release of this album coincided with the group's final nationwide tour, before replacing Smokey with [[Billy Griffin]]. As of 2009, ''Flying High Together'' has yet to be issued on CD, but several of its songs have showed up on various Miracles foreign and domestic CD compilations. The Miracles' next studio album was 1973's [[Billy Griffin]]-led ''[[Renaissance (Miracles album)|Renaissance]]''.


==Track listing==
=== Side one ===
# "I Can't Stand to See You Cry" <small>([[Johnny Bristol]], Wade Brown, Jr., David Jones, Jr.)</small>
# "[[(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story|Theme from ''Love Story'']]" <small>([[Francis Lai]], [[Carl Sigman]])</small>
# "[[We've Come Too Far to End It Now]]" <small>(Bristol, Brown, Jones)</small>
# "Flying High Together" <small>(Bristol, Brown, Jones)</small>
# "With Your Love Came" <small>(Bristol, Brown, Jones)</small>
# "It Will Be Alright" <small>([[Stevie Wonder]], [[Syreeta Wright]])</small>


===Side one===
=== Side two ===
# "[[Oh Girl]]" <small>([[Eugene Record]])</small>
# I Can't Stand To See You Cry
# "[[You Ain't Livin' till You're Lovin']]" <small>([[Nickolas Ashford]], [[Valerie Simpson]])</small>
# Theme From ''Love Story''
# "We Had a Love So Strong" <small>(Wonder, Wright)</small>
# We've Come Too Far To End It Now
# "[[Got to Be There]]" <small>([[Elliot Willensky]])</small>
# Flying High Together
# "Betcha by Golly, Wow" <small>([[Linda Creed]], [[Thom Bell]])</small>
# With Your Love Came
# It Will Be Alright


===Side two===
== Personnel ==
=== The Miracles ===
# [[Oh Girl]]
* [[Smokey Robinson|Bill "Smokey" Robinson]] – lead vocals
# You Ain't Livin'Till You're Lovin'
* [[Claudette Robinson|Claudette Rodgers Robinson]] – backing vocals (soprano)
# We Had A Love So Strong
* [[Bobby Rogers|Robert "Bobby" Rodgers]] – backing vocals (tenor)
# [[Got to Be There]]
* [[Ronnie White|Ronald "Ronnie" White]] – backing vocals (baritone)
# Betcha by Golly, Wow
* [[Warren "Pete" Moore]] – backing vocals (bass)
* [[Marv Tarplin|Marvin "Marv" Tarplin]] – guitar


=== Additional ===
==Credits: The Miracles==
* [[The Funk Brothers]] – other instrumentation
*[[Smokey Robinson]] &ndash; lead vocal
* [[H.B. Barnum]] – arranger
*[[Claudette Rogers Robinson]] &ndash; backing vocal
* [[David Van De Pitte]] – arranger
*[[Pete Moore]] &ndash; backing vocal
* Eddie Nucilli – arranger
*[[Ronnie White]] &ndash; backing vocal
*[[Bobby Rogers]] &ndash; backing vocal
*[[Marv Tarplin]] &ndash; guitar


==References==
*Other instruments by [[The Funk Brothers]]
{{reflist}}
*Arrangers: [[H.B. Barnum]], [[David Van De Pitte]], Eddie Nucilli.


==External links==
== External links ==
* [https://www.allmusic.com/album/flying-high-together-mw0000875604 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - ''Flying High Together'' (1972) album review by John Lowe, credits & releases] at [[AllMusic]]
*[http://www.google.com/imgres?q=the+miracles+flying+high+together&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=788&bih=486&tbm=isch&tbnid=q3WyYT00r9SK9M:&imgrefurl=http://lyrics.wikia.com/Smokey_Robinson_%2526_The_Miracles&docid=wqHFAcgpnIJSCM&imgurl=http://images.wikia.com/lyricwiki/images/b/b1/Smokey_Robinson_%252526_The_Miracles_-_Flying_High_Together.jpg&w=320&h=320&ei=HhiWTqzzNo2OigKTgcm0DQ&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=1124&sig=100011542216889892090&page=1&tbnh=140&tbnw=131&start=0&ndsp=7&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0&tx=54&ty=36 Flying High Together'' by The Miracles-''original album cover'']
* [https://www.discogs.com/Smokey-Robinson-And-The-Miracles-Flying-High-Together/release/2331455 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - ''Flying High Together'' (1972) album releases & credits] at [[Discogs]]

* [https://open.spotify.com/album/1mAGiCMaOiAj8e8DVwT2zv Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - ''Flying High Together'' (1972) album to be listened] as stream on [[Spotify]]
*Allmusic review {{Allmusic|class=album|id=r67489|pure_url=yes}}
*Dusty Groove America review:
* http://www.dustygroove.com/item.php?id=wbjdbjt4wz


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Latest revision as of 20:42, 19 January 2024

Flying High Together
Studio album by
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
ReleasedJuly 27, 1972
Recorded1972
GenreSoul
LabelTamla
T 318L
ProducerJohnny Bristol, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Ashford & Simpson
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles chronology
One Dozen Roses
(1971) 		Flying High Together
(1972) 		Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: 1957–1972
(1972)
Singles from Flying High Together
  1. "We've Come Too Far to End It Now"
    Released: May 4, 1972
  2. "I Can’t Stand To See You Cry"
    Released: November 15, 1972
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[2]

Flying High Together is an album by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles on Motown Records' Tamla label, released in 1972. It is noted as The Miracles' last studio album with original lead singer Smokey Robinson, who retired from the act to concentrate on his duties as vice president of Motown. The album charted at #46 on the Billboard Pop Album chart, and featured two singles: the appropriately named "We've Come Too Far to End It Now", which matched the parent album's chart position on the Billboard singles chart, charting at #46, and reached the Top 10 of the Billboard R&B singles chart, charting at #9, and "I Can't Stand to See You Cry", which charted at #45 Pop, and #21 R&B.

The album also featured a cover of The Stylistics' 1971 hit "Betcha By Golly Wow", the "Theme from Love Story" and covers of the Michael Jackson solo hit, "Got to Be There" (featuring guitar work by Miracle Marv Tarplin), and The Chi-Lites'#1 hit, "Oh Girl". The album also features songs composed by Ashford & Simpson, Stevie Wonder and Syretta Wright, Bobby Miller, who was responsible for The Dells' long string of hits, and Motown producer Johnny Bristol, but neither Smokey nor any of the other Miracles contributed to the writing on this album and Smokey himself produced only two tracks, the aforementioned "Got to Be There" and "Love Story".

The release of this album coincided with the group's final nationwide tour, before replacing Smokey with Billy Griffin. As of 2018, Flying High Together has yet to be issued on CD, but several of its songs have shown up on various Miracles foreign and domestic CD compilations. The Miracles' next studio album was 1973's Billy Griffin-led Renaissance.

Track listing

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Side one

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  1. "I Can't Stand to See You Cry" (Johnny Bristol, Wade Brown, Jr., David Jones, Jr.)
  2. "Theme from Love Story" (Francis Lai, Carl Sigman)
  3. "We've Come Too Far to End It Now" (Bristol, Brown, Jones)
  4. "Flying High Together" (Bristol, Brown, Jones)
  5. "With Your Love Came" (Bristol, Brown, Jones)
  6. "It Will Be Alright" (Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright)

Side two

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  1. "Oh Girl" (Eugene Record)
  2. "You Ain't Livin' till You're Lovin'" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson)
  3. "We Had a Love So Strong" (Wonder, Wright)
  4. "Got to Be There" (Elliot Willensky)
  5. "Betcha by Golly, Wow" (Linda Creed, Thom Bell)

Personnel

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The Miracles

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Additional

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References

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  1. ^ Flying High Together at AllMusic
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
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