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Import collection from the Motown legends, arguably the best single-disc compilation available on the market. Combining Smokey's endlessly inventive twists on romance (good and bad) with the Miracles' handful of straight-up party hits, it showcases one of American pop's most sure-footed and touching acts. The frontman's prowess as singer, writer, and producer lights up each of these single mixes; less-celebrated tracks like 'My Girl Has Gone,' '(You Can) Depend on Me,' and 'The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage' stand as tall as the many oldies-radio staples featured here. While he and The Miracles remain one of the Motown label's most successful acts, Smokey is also known for his top-notch songwriting skills for other label mates as well as his own successful solo career. 25 tracks.
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles' 25-cut disc is the single most impressive one of Motown's Ultimate Collection series (which features 17 artists). Combining Smokey's endlessly inventive twists on romance (good and bad) with the Miracles' handful of straight-up party hits, it showcases one of American pop's most sure-footed and touching acts. The frontman's prowess as singer, writer, and producer lights up each of these single mixes; less-celebrated tracks like 'My Girl Has Gone,' '(You Can) Depend on Me,' and 'The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage' stand as tall as the many oldies-radio staples featured here. (For much more, including 'Mirage's' unstoppable flip side, 'Come Spy with Me,' check out the four-disc 35th Anniversary box set.) Robinson and his collaborators, both in and out of the group, regularly injected undeniable emotion into their creamy constructions, making for a stack of tracks that remain as relevant as the contemporary creations of fans Lennon-McCartney and Bob Dylan. --Rickey Wright
Track 1: Tamla single 54127, released December 6, 1965.
Track 2: Tamla single 54159, released October 12, 1967.
Track 3: Tamla single 54034, released October 15, 1960.
Track 4: Tamla single 54028 (second version with strings), released nationally April 4, 1960, and again as Tamla single 54069, August 17, 1962.
Track 5: Chess 1734, also Motown G1 & Motown GLX2207, released September 1959.
Track 6: Tamla 54034-B, flip-side of 'Shop Around'.
Track 7: Tamla 54059, released April 9, 1962.
Track 8: Tamla 54073, released November 9, 1962.
Track 9: Tamla 54083, released July 26, 1963.
Track 10: Tamla 54098, released June 3, 1964.
Track 11: Tamla 54113, released March 5, 1965.
Track 12: Tamla 54127-B, flip-side of 'Going To A Go-Go'.
Track 13: Tamla 54123, released September 22, 1965.
Track 14: Tamla 54199, released September 24, 1970.
Track 15: Tamla 54178, released December 12, 1968.
Track 16: Tamla 54118, released June 23, 1965.
Track 17: Tamla 54145, released January 27, 1967.
Track 18: Tamla 54140, released October 19, 1966.
Track 19: Tamla 54152, released May 26, 1967.
Track 20: Tamla 54172, released July 30, 1968.
Track 21: Tamla 54162, released February 8, 1968.
Track 22: Tamla 54167, released May 13, 1968.
Track 23: Tamla 54220, released May 4, 1972.
Track 24: Tamla 54053, released October 14, 1961.
Track 25: Tamla 54028-A2, released early 1960: reissued as 54028-B, flip-side of 'Way Over There'.

Bass – Bob Babbit, Clarence Isabell, James Jamerson, Joe Williams
Conductor – Gordon Staples
Drums – Andrew Smith, Benny Benjamin, Richard 'Pistol' Allen, Uriel Jones
Flute, Piccolo Flute – Danya Hartwick
Guitar – Dennis Coffey, Eddie Willis, Joe Messina, Marv Tarplin, Melvin 'Wah-Wah' Ragin, Robert White
Keyboards – Earl Van Dyke, Joe Hunter, Johnny Griffith, Richard 'Popcorn' Wylie
Percussion – Eddie 'Bongo' Brown, Jack Ashford
Performer – The Funk Brothers
Saxophone – Andrew 'Mike' Terry, Angelo Carlisi, Bernie Peacock, Dan Turner, Eli Fontaine, Ernie Rodgers, Eugene 'BeeBee' Moore, Eugene Rodgers, Hank Cosby, Kasuka Mafia, Lanny Austin, Larry Nozero, Lefty Edwards, Teddy Buckner, Thomas 'Beans' Bowles, William 'Wild Bill' Moore
Strings – Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Trombone – Bill Johnson, Bob Cousar, Carl Raetz, Don White, George Bohanon, Jimmy Wilkins, Patrick Lanier, Paul Riser
Trumpet – Billy Horner, Don Slaughter, Eddie Jones, Floyd Jones, Herbie Williams, John 'Little John' Wilson, Johnny Trudell, Marcus Belgrave, Maurice Davis, Russell Conway
Vibraphone [Vibes] – Jack Ashford, Jack Brokensha

Artist: Mary Wells
Title: Collection
Year Of Release: 1961-2014
Label: Motown, 20th Century Fox, Atco, Jubilee, Reprise, Epic, Motorcity
Genre: Funk / Soul, Vocal, R&B, Pop
Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks,cue,log,scans,24bit)
Total Time: 10:36:49
Total Size: 1.96 gb / 9.52 gb
WebSite: Album Preview

Mary Esther Wells (May 13, 1943 – July 26, 1992) was an American singer who helped to define the emerging sound of Motown in the early 1960s. Along with the Supremes, the Miracles, the Temptations, and the Four Tops, Wells was said to have been part of the charge in black music onto radio stations and record shelves of mainstream America, 'bridging the color lines in music at the time.'
With a string of hit singles composed mainly by Smokey Robinson, including 'The One Who Really Loves You', 'Two Lovers' (1962), the Grammy-nominated 'You Beat Me to the Punch' (1962) and her signature hit, 'My Guy' (1964), she became recognized as 'The Queen of Motown' until her departure from the company in 1964, at the height of her popularity. She was one of Motown's first singing superstars.