Smokey Robinson: Smokey's Family Robinson (Tamla Motown) *****
Vivien Goldman, Sounds, 24 April 1976
"A VOICE on the stereo singing softly, Describing what I feel about you, The singer seems to know all about it, Seems like the writer must, Have sat down and wrote his song about us..."
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