Smokey Robinson - Pure Smokey [LP] Orion and a high energy live

and a high energy live show fusing improvisational alternative rock with funk

Mesmerizing

The band- bassist and vocalist Mark King

to blue-collar workers clocking out of graveyard shifts

the vulnerability of declaring you love someone

Smokey Robinson - Pure Smokey [LP] Orion and a high energy livePure Smokey was William "Smokey" Robinson's second solo album after leaving The Miracles. It was issued on Motown's Tamla label in 1974 and presents mostly songs composed by Robinson along with Marv Tarplin, another ex Miracle who joined Robinson in California after leaving the group. Marv didn't only assist Smokey, he wrote, played guitar, toured, etc. Hits from the album include, "I Am I Am" (#6 R&B), "Virgin Man" (#12 R&B), and "It's Her Turn To