By 1969, Robinson had become tired of constantly touring with the Miracles, and wanted to remain home in Detroit, Michigan, with his wife Claudette and their two children, Berry and Tamla (both named after aspects of the Motown corporation). Smokey Robinson & the Miracles embarked on a six-month farewell tour, culminating in a July 16, 1972 performance in Washington, DC, where Robinson introduced the Miracles' new lead singer, Billy Griffin. This is "Tears of A Clown(Youtube)" by Black Flag Productions on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Robinson informed his groupmates Pete Moore, Bobby Rogers, and best friend Ronald White that he would be retiring from the act to concentrate on his duties as vice-president of Motown Records. Watch St. 10: 1970 [liner notes]. It became a #1 hit on both the pop and R&B charts within two months of its release. "The Tears of a Clown" is a song written by Hank Cosby, Smokey Robinson, and Stevie Wonder and originally recorded by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles for the Tamla Records label subsidiary of Motown, first appearing on the 1967 album Make It Happen. Variously, The song is the theme tune to the BBC sitcom, "Mighty Good Lovin'" (1961) / Broken Hearted" (1961), "Don't Let It End ('Til You Let It Begin)" (1973), This page was last edited on 25 April 2021, at 20:46. Despite the fact that the Miracles had been one of Motown's premier acts in the early and mid-1960s and its first successful group act, "The Tears of a Clown" was their first and only #1 hit while Smokey Robinson was lead singer. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Tears Of A Clown, ein Hit 1970. Help get David Cassidy inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Audio-CD-Sound zu Video-Material aus TV-Show. Sirard.[4]. Please sign the petition below! Dwight Yoakam - Pocket of a Clown (official video) off Dwight's album, 'This Time.' It wasn't included on the original UK release of The Beat's debut album, I Just Can't Stop It, but was included on the US release and has been included on subsequent CD reissues of the album. Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated - The Night The Clown Cried II: Tears Of Doom (Preview) Clip 1 This song is an international multi-million seller and a 2002 Grammy Hall of Fame inductee. Watch the video for The Tears Of A Clown from Smokey Robinson's Lifestyle2 - Soul Grooves Vol 2 for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Subsequently, Motown released \"The Tears of a Clown\" as a single in the United States as well, where it quickly became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and R\u0026B Singles Chart. Wonder brought the instrumental track to the 1966 Motown Christmas party because he could not come up with a lyric to fit the instrumental. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1980 Vinyl release of "Tears Of A Clown" on Discogs. Smokey Robinson - The Tears of A Clown - LIVE1971 - YouTube "The Tears of a Clown" is a 1967 song by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles for the Tamla (Motown) label, originally released on the 1967 album Make It Happen. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1979 Vinyl release of "Tears Of A Clown" on Discogs. "The Tears of a Clown" on the monaural version of Make It Happen contains an alternate lead vocal. This song is an international multi-million seller and a 2002 Grammy Hall of Fame inductee. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1980 Vinyl release of "Tears Of A Clown" on Discogs. Week-by-week music charts, peak chart positions and airplay stats. Watch the video for Tears of a Clown from The Miracles's The Miracles Live for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. [3] Robinson, who remarked that the song's distinctive calliope motif "sounded like a circus," provided lyrics that reflected his vision and sang lead vocal. Stevie Wonder (who was discovered by Miracles member Ronnie White) and his producer Hank Cosby wrote the music for the song, and Cosby produced the instrumental track recording. William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. 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The song was re-released in the United Kingdom as a single in September 1970, where it became a number-one hit on the UK singles chart. Two years later, Smokey Robinson decided to follow through with his plans to leave the Miracles and retire. The song charted again in the UK in 1976, peaking at #34 (see The Miracles discography). Instead, “The Tears Of A Clown” was an album track on the Miracles’ 1967 album Make It Happen — the last song on the album, in fact. One account suggests it was Karen Spreadbury, head of the British division of the Motown Fan Club, who first recommended the track to John Reid, then UK manager for the American Tamla Motown label, who went on to manage Elton John and Queen, when he asked her which track she'd favor as a single from the 1967 album. Elsewhere S3E022 Tears of a Clown - Gabi on Dailymotion. The tears of a clown When there's no one around, oh yeah Just like Pagliacci did I try to keep my sadness hid, smiling in the public eye But in my lonely room I cry the tears of a clown When there's no one around Oh yeah baby Now if there's a smile on my face Don't let my glad expression Give you the wrong impression Don't let this smile I wear [19] It was also certified silver in the UK by the BPI.[18]. It's all here. The Tears of a Clown by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles chart history on Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes and YouTube. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1987 Vinyl release of "Tears Of A Clown" on Discogs. This article is about the Smokey Robinson & the Miracles song. In the song, his character, sad because a woman has left him, compares himself to the characters in the opera Pagliacci, comedians/clowns who hide their hurt and anger behind empty smiles. [3] He had used this comparison before: the line "just like Pagliacci did/I'll try to keep my sadness hid" appears in this song as well as in "My Smile Is Just A Frown (Turned Upside Down)", which he had written in 1964 for Motown artist Carolyn Crawford. It was re-released in the United Kingdom as a single in July 1970, and it became a #1 hit on the UK Singles Chart for the week ending 12 September 1970. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Tears_of_a_Clown&oldid=1019861825, Song recordings produced by Smokey Robinson, Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom, Pages using certification Table Entry with streaming figures, Pages using certification Table Entry with streaming footnote, Articles needing additional references from November 2013, All articles needing additional references, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz release group identifiers, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz work identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, There is some uncertainty about who from the Motown session musicians The Funk Brothers played bass on the recording. (The Miracles hit #1 again several years later with the smash hit "Love Machine", but by that time Smokey had long since left the group, replaced by Billy Griffin. Title: Microsoft Word - Tears Of A Clown Smoky Robinson and the Miracles.doc Author: User Created Date: 3/19/2018 12:48:22 PM topic", "BRIT Certified Award – Beat – Tears Of A Clown", Ultratop.be – The Beat – Tears of a Clown", The Irish Charts – Search Results – Tears of a Clown", List of cover versions of "The Tears of a Clown", The Miracles (1955–1964) / Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (1965–1972) / The Miracles (1973–2011), Time Out for Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: 1957–1972, Anthology: The Best of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, (You Can't Let the Boy Overpower) The Man in You, Whole Lot of Shakin' in My Heart (Since I Met You). The 45 single was issued with two different B-sides: the first pressing had an alternate version of the 1967 Miracles Top 20 hit single "The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage;" the second had a new Miracles song, "Promise Me". Tears Of A Clown is the third self-produced album from French heavy thrash group Syr Daria.The album was created with an additional member on the bass, Mr Pascal Husser, who joined Syr Daria as the official bass player in 2018. Its success led Miracles lead singer, songwriter, and producer Smokey Robinson, who had announced plans to leave the act, to stay until 1972. William \"Smokey\" Robinson, Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American R\u0026B and soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Watch the video for Tears Of A Clown from Smokey Robinson's We Are Family - R&B Classics for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Listen to The Tears Of A Clown from Nnenna Freelon's Tales Of Wonder for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. The double A-side with "Ranking Full Stop" reached number 6 on the UK Singles Chart, making it the band's third biggest hit. The record is one of the few hit pop singles to feature the bassoon, which was played by Charles R. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the CD release of "The Tears Of A Clown" on Discogs. "The Tears of a Clown" continues to be a popular radio request. Robinson is one of the primary figures associated with Motown Records, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the Vinyl release of "Tears Of A Clown" on Discogs. Listen to The Tears of a Clown from Boyzone's Dublin To Detroit for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. In 1979, British ska/new wave band The Beat released a cover of the song as their debut single. He also served as the company's vice president from 1961 to 1988.\r\r\"The Tears of a Clown\" is a 1967 song by Smokey Robinson \u0026 the Miracles for the Tamla (Motown) label, originally released on the 1967 album Make It Happen. Description. For the album, see, The Complete Motown Singles Vol. Playback options [6] The record became a #1 hit in the UK seven weeks after its July release. By 1969, Robinson had become tired of constantly touring with the Miracles, and wanted to remain home in Detroit, Michigan , with his wife Claudette and their two children, Berry and Tamla (both named after aspects of the Motown corporation). In 1970, to capitalize on the Miracles' success there, and due to a lack of new material from the group, Motown Britain selected "The Tears of a Clown" from the group's catalog for single release. "Shop Around" had hit #1 on the Cash Box Pop Chart, but only #2 on Billboard's.). It just sat there, in plain sight, for years. This newfound popularity prompted Motown to release the song as a single in the United States, using a new mix of the song made in February 1970 (whereas the UK release had used the original 1967 stereo mix from the Make It Happen LP). "The Tears of a Clown" on the monaural version of Make It Happen contains an alternate lead vocal. Tears Of A Clown is probably the most powerful and mature album from the band with the mix of heavy “traditional” sounds with groovy thrash sequences. Dance Craze: The Best of British Ska... Live! Watch the video for Tears of a Clown from Iron Maiden's The Book of Souls for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Subsequently, Motown released "The Tears of a Clown" as a single in the United States as well, where it quickly became a #1 hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B Singles charts.[2]. A new music service with official albums, singles, videos, remixes, live performances and more for Android, iOS and desktop. Motown released a Tears of a Clown LP in 1970 as well, which was essentially a re-packaging of the Miracles' 1967 Make It Happen. Tears of a Clown Recently, when not torturing my office staff (Lek) by briefly subjecting her to the words over at autocoprophagist and plagiarist, Professor Big Baby Kenny Ng’s site, we have discovered something quite interesting in the bowels of YouTube. [5] Reid reportedly then gave the go ahead for “Tears of A Clown” to be issued as the single. "The Tears of a Clown" was an album track on 1967's Make It Happen but was not released as a single. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Robinson's consistent commercial success and creative contributions to the label have earned him the title \"King of Motown.\"\rAs an original member of Motown Records' first vocal group The Miracles and as a solo artist, Robinson delivered thirty-seven Top 40 hits for Motown between 1960 and 1987. 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