"A Love She Can Count On" is a 1963 hit single by Motown RecordsR&B group the Miracles, issued on that label's Tamla subsidiary label. It was taken from their album The Fabulous Miracles, and was the follow-up to the group's million-selling Grammy Hall of Fame inducted tune, "You've Really Got A Hold On Me". The first of three singles released by The Miracles that year, this song was a Billboard Top 40 Pop Hit, peaking at number 31, and missed the Top 20 of its R&B chart by only one position, peaking at number 21.
Written and produced by Miracles lead singer Smokey Robinson, "A Love She Can Count On" features the same bluesy sound and feel of "Hold On Me", featuring the gospel-inspired harmonies of Miracles members Bobby Rogers, Claudette Robinson, Pete Moore, and Ronnie White, and, like that previous song, begins with the guitar of Miracles member Marv Tarplin. However, that is where the similarities end; unlike the previous hit, with its theme of being in love with someone you don't like, "A Love She Can Count On" has as its theme undying love and loyalty, with Robinson, as the song's narrator, promising eternal love and devotion:
Every day ... I'm gonna love you, come what may 'Cause I know that there is nothing that means more To a woman, than a love that she can count on
The other Miracles participate in a sing-along call and response with Smokey on the song's bridge, similar to the song that, according to Smokey, inspired both this song and "Hold On Me", Sam Cooke's 1962 hit "Bring It On Home to Me". The single[1] and album[2] versions of this song are noticeably different, the album version of "A Love She Can Count On" featuring a bluesy piano style as was done by its predecessor "You've Really Got A Hold On Me". For the most part the piano was deleted from the single version, not being featured as prominently. It also features a completely different vocal take.[3]
Cash Box described it as "a pulsating, shuffle beat ballad romancer that the songsters carve out in groovy style."[4]
Unlike almost all other singles from The Miracles, and indeed many other songs by the group, "A Love She Can Count On" has not yet been covered by major acts. This was also the case with the B-side of the single, "I Can Take A Hint", despite the fact that it was also a chart hit, reaching number 107 on the Billboard Pop chart.
"A Love She Can Count On" appears on several Miracles "Greatest Hits" collections, including their album Greatest Hits from the Beginning, and their 2009 two-CD set, The Miracles–Depend On Me: The Early Albums (which features both live and studio versions). The Miracles also performed a special extended version of the song on their first live album, 1963's The Miracles Recorded Live on Stage. This song was also given an extended stereo remix in 2002 for the compilation Ooo Baby Baby: The Anthology.
^"287. The Miracles: "A Love She Can Count On"". Motown Junkies. 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
^"CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. March 23, 1963. p. 10. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
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The Miracles- A Love She Can Count On - Song Review from the Motown Junkies website
April 11, 2024
love, count, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, september, 201. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources A Love She Can Count On news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message A Love She Can Count On is a 1963 hit single by Motown Records R amp B group the Miracles issued on that label s Tamla subsidiary label It was taken from their album The Fabulous Miracles and was the follow up to the group s million selling Grammy Hall of Fame inducted tune You ve Really Got A Hold On Me The first of three singles released by The Miracles that year this song was a Billboard Top 40 Pop Hit peaking at number 31 and missed the Top 20 of its R amp B chart by only one position peaking at number 21 A Love She Can Count On Single by The Miraclesfrom the album The Fabulous MiraclesB side I Can Take A Hint ReleasedMarch 11 1963 1963 03 11 RecordedFebruary 13 1963StudioHitsville USA Studio A Detroit MichiganGenreSoulLength2 39LabelTamlaSongwriter s Smokey RobinsonProducer s Smokey RobinsonThe Miracles singles chronology You ve Really Got a Hold on Me 1962 A Love She Can Count On 1963 Mickey s Monkey 1963 Written and produced by Miracles lead singer Smokey Robinson A Love She Can Count On features the same bluesy sound and feel of Hold On Me featuring the gospel inspired harmonies of Miracles members Bobby Rogers Claudette Robinson Pete Moore and Ronnie White and like that previous song begins with the guitar of Miracles member Marv Tarplin However that is where the similarities end unlike the previous hit with its theme of being in love with someone you don t like A Love She Can Count On has as its theme undying love and loyalty with Robinson as the song s narrator promising eternal love and devotion Every day I m gonna love you come what may Cause I know that there is nothing that means more To a woman than a love that she can count on The other Miracles participate in a sing along call and response with Smokey on the song s bridge similar to the song that according to Smokey inspired both this song and Hold On Me Sam Cooke s 1962 hit Bring It On Home to Me The single 1 and album 2 versions of this song are noticeably different the album version of A Love She Can Count On featuring a bluesy piano style as was done by its predecessor You ve Really Got A Hold On Me For the most part the piano was deleted from the single version not being featured as prominently It also features a completely different vocal take 3 Cash Box described it as a pulsating shuffle beat ballad romancer that the songsters carve out in groovy style 4 Unlike almost all other singles from The Miracles and indeed many other songs by the group A Love She Can Count On has not yet been covered by major acts This was also the case with the B side of the single I Can Take A Hint despite the fact that it was also a chart hit reaching number 107 on the Billboard Pop chart A Love She Can Count On appears on several Miracles Greatest Hits collections including their album Greatest Hits from the Beginning and their 2009 two CD set The Miracles Depend On Me The Early Albums which features both live and studio versions The Miracles also performed a special extended version of the song on their first live album 1963 s The Miracles Recorded Live on Stage This song was also given an extended stereo remix in 2002 for the compilation Ooo Baby Baby The Anthology Personnel editLead vocals by Smokey Robinson Background vocals by Claudette Rogers Robinson Warren Pete Moore Bobby Rogers and Ronnie White Guitar by Marv Tarplin Other instrumentation by The Funk BrothersReferences edit A Love She Can Count On retrieved 2018 08 24 A Love She Can Count on retrieved 2018 08 24 287 The Miracles A Love She Can Count On Motown Junkies 2010 12 07 Retrieved 2018 08 24 CashBox Record Reviews PDF Cash Box March 23 1963 p 10 Retrieved 2022 01 12 External links editThe Miracles A Love She Can Count On Song Review from theMotown Junkieswebsite Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A Love She Can Count On amp oldid 1069523885, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
