"Do It Baby" (TS334), was a 1974 R&B album by The Miracles issued on Motown's Tamla subsidiary label. It was noted as the second album by the group featuring new lead singer Billy Griffin, after the departure of original Miracles lead singer Smokey Robinson two years earlier. This was the first-ever Miracles album which had absolutely no creative input from Robinson whatsoever. While the group's first album with Griffin, Renaissance (which was executive-produced by Robinson), was critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful, "Do It Baby" was much more successful, reaching No. 41 on the Billboard pop albums chart and No. 4 of the Billboard R&B albums chart.
The album's cover is a humorous cartoon drawing by Frank Frezzo that depicts the four Miracles, Bobby Rogers, Pete Moore, Ron White, and Billy Griffin onstage, performing the "Miracle" of parting a "Red Sea" of concert-goers.
The obvious difference in the chart placings of the two albums was because, while Renaissance had no hit singles, this album had the advantage of being fronted by the Miracles' first big hit with Griffin, the million-selling title track, "Do It Baby", which proved to the world that The Miracles could indeed have big hits without Smokey Robinson, and that they had not "dropped off the map", as many music critics had predicted they would.
Though not the artistic and creative tour-de-force that Renaissance was, Do It Baby was, nevertheless, still a solid sophomore effort,[1] again featuring several tunes from noted composers, such as Leon Ware, Freddie Perren, Willie Hutch, (all of whom also contributed to their previous Renaissance album), actor/songwriter Clifton Davis, Arthur "T-Boy" Ross (Diana's brother), Tony Hiller, and Christine Yarian. In addition to the hit title song, other singles issued were the stylishly lush, but surprisingly unsuccessful. "Give Me Just Another Day" (Tamla T 54240F),[2] an entirely new symphonic sound for The Miracles, which confused many Disc Jockeys at the time, and failed to reach the Billboard Hot 100 (#111 Pop, 47 R&B). However, it has since found new life as a much sampled song by Hip-Hop artists such as Young Jeezy, Schoolboy Q , Marco Polo, Wade Waters, Christina Milian, Rick Ross, and others).[3] The only other single released was the UK-only “Where Are You Going to My Love” (Tamla Motown TMG 940).[4][5] originally recorded by British group Brotherhood of Man (not released as a single in the U.S.) The album also featured the group's inaugural single from Renaissance, "What Is a Heart Good For" (Tamla 54240),[6] the intended first Miracles single with Billy Griffin, which was withdrawn from single release for unknown reasons. The album also includes Willie Hutch's "I Can't Get Ready for Losing You," a powerful guitar-driven smoker (originally recorded by The Jackson Five) that speeds along like a runaway locomotive, showcasing Griffin's incredible soaring voice on lead, and that could and should have been issued as a single.[7]
In June 2012, The Miracles' Do It Baby album was released on CD, in a 2 in 1 package with their 1973 Renaissance album.[8][9] With these two albums, The Miracles successfully moved away from the music and style of the Smokey Robinson era, and took an adventurous leap forward to a newer, more sophisticated sound, which would eventually result in the group's biggest hit ever with or without Smokey Robinson, 1976's multimillion selling #1 smash, "Love Machine".[10][unreliable source?][11]
^"Can't Get Ready For Losing You - The Miracles". YouTube. 2012-02-28. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^"Two Miracles! Classics from Motown Group Make CD Debut « The Second Disc". Theseconddisc.com. 2012-06-11. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^Flemming, S. E. Jr. (4 August 2012). "Do it, do it, do it: Two miraculous classics get their due".
^"'Renaissance' men: A landmark Miracles album turns 35". 30 April 2008.
^"The Miracles: In the '60s, we loved and lost to this Motown legend's smooth songs (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2012)". www.cleveland.com. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
January 01, 1970
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For the title track see Do It Baby Do It Baby TS334 was a 1974 R amp B album by The Miracles issued on Motown s Tamla subsidiary label It was noted as the second album by the group featuring new lead singer Billy Griffin after the departure of original Miracles lead singer Smokey Robinson two years earlier This was the first ever Miracles album which had absolutely no creative input from Robinson whatsoever While the group s first album with Griffin Renaissance which was executive produced by Robinson was critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful Do It Baby was much more successful reaching No 41 on the Billboard pop albums chart and No 4 of the Billboard R amp B albums chart Do It BabyStudio album by The MiraclesReleasedAugust 21 1974Recorded1974GenreSoulLength32 23LabelTamla TS 334ProducerWillie Hutch Freddie Perren Hal Davis Leon Ware Joe PorterThe Miracles chronologyAnthology 1974 Do It Baby 1974 Don t Cha Love It 1975 Singles from Do It Baby Give Me Just Another Day Released November 8 1973 Do It Baby Released June 20 1974 Contents 1 History 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 ReferencesHistory editThe album s cover is a humorous cartoon drawing by Frank Frezzo that depicts the four Miracles Bobby Rogers Pete Moore Ron White and Billy Griffin onstage performing the Miracle of parting a Red Sea of concert goers The obvious difference in the chart placings of the two albums was because while Renaissance had no hit singles this album had the advantage of being fronted by the Miracles first big hit with Griffin the million selling title track Do It Baby which proved to the world that The Miracles could indeed have big hits without Smokey Robinson and that they had not dropped off the map as many music critics had predicted they would Though not the artistic and creative tour de force that Renaissance was Do It Baby was nevertheless still a solid sophomore effort 1 again featuring several tunes from noted composers such as Leon Ware Freddie Perren Willie Hutch all of whom also contributed to their previous Renaissance album actor songwriter Clifton Davis Arthur T Boy Ross Diana s brother Tony Hiller and Christine Yarian In addition to the hit title song other singles issued were the stylishly lush but surprisingly unsuccessful Give Me Just Another Day Tamla T 54240F 2 an entirely new symphonic sound for The Miracles which confused many Disc Jockeys at the time and failed to reach the Billboard Hot 100 111 Pop 47 R amp B However it has since found new life as a much sampled song by Hip Hop artists such as Young Jeezy Schoolboy Q Marco Polo Wade Waters Christina Milian Rick Ross and others 3 The only other single released was the UK only Where Are You Going to My Love Tamla Motown TMG 940 4 5 originally recorded by British group Brotherhood of Man not released as a single in the U S The album also featured the group s inaugural single from Renaissance What Is a Heart Good For Tamla 54240 6 the intended first Miracles single with Billy Griffin which was withdrawn from single release for unknown reasons The album also includes Willie Hutch s I Can t Get Ready for Losing You a powerful guitar driven smoker originally recorded by The Jackson Five that speeds along like a runaway locomotive showcasing Griffin s incredible soaring voice on lead and that could and should have been issued as a single 7 In June 2012 The Miracles Do It Baby album was released on CD in a 2 in 1 package with their 1973 Renaissance album 8 9 With these two albums The Miracles successfully moved away from the music and style of the Smokey Robinson era and took an adventurous leap forward to a newer more sophisticated sound which would eventually result in the group s biggest hit ever with or without Smokey Robinson 1976 s multimillion selling 1 smash Love Machine 10 unreliable source 11 Track listing editSide one Do It Baby Freddie Perren Christine Yarian Up Again Perren Yarian Where Are You Going to My Love Billy Day John Goodison Tony Hillier Mike Leslie What Is a Heart Good For Leon Ware T Boy Ross You Are Love Perren Yarian Side two Give Me Just Another Day Ware We Feel the Same Clifton Davis Calling Out Your Name Ware A Foolish Thing to Say Jim Grady Can t Get Ready for Losing You Willie Hutch Richard Hutch Personnel editThe Miracles Billy Griffin Pete Moore Ronnie White Bobby Rogers Additional personnel Assorted Los Angeles studio musicians instrumentation David Blumberg James Anthony Carmichael Willie Hutch Freddie Perren Gene Page Michael Omartian Jimmie Haskell arrangementsReferences edit Hamilton Andrew Do It Baby The Miracles Songs Reviews Credits Awards AllMusic Retrieved 2012 06 20 Give Me Just Another Day The Miracles YouTube Retrieved 2012 06 20 Young Jeezy s Mr 17 5 Discover the Sample Source WhoSampled Where Are You Going To My Love The Miracles Brotherhood of Man song YouTube Retrieved 2012 06 20 Miracles Where are you going to my love YouTube 2009 08 23 Retrieved 2012 06 20 YouTube YouTube Can t Get Ready For Losing You The Miracles YouTube 2012 02 28 Retrieved 2012 06 20 Two Miracles Classics from Motown Group Make CD Debut The Second Disc Theseconddisc com 2012 06 11 Retrieved 2012 06 20 Flemming S E Jr 4 August 2012 Do it do it do it Two miraculous classics get their due Renaissance men A landmark Miracles album turns 35 30 April 2008 The Miracles In the 60s we loved and lost to this Motown legend s smooth songs Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2012 www cleveland com 3 April 2012 Retrieved 3 July 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Do It Baby album amp oldid 1153779486, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
