Whole Lot Of Shakin’ In My Heart/You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me/(Come ‘Round Here) I’m The One You Need/Save Me/Oh Be My Love/Can You Love A Poor Boy/Beauty Is Only Skin Deep/I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself/Baby Baby/Walk On By/Swept For You Baby/More More More Of Your Love
A second go-go themed album from The Miracles which disappointed some fans by only including four new Smokey Robinson songs. Away We A Go-Go includes the US No. 17 hit single I’m The One You Need. (US:41)
“The only knock on Away We A Go-Go would be the lack of songs written by Smokey himself; only four Robinson originals appear here, even the most successful single here, (Come 'Round Here) I'm The One You Need came from the Holland-Dozier-Holland hit machine. Considering his gift with words and melody, his personal contributions are missed.”
“In the early to mid sixties the 45 rpm single held sway. Most families had a big pile of crinkly-sleeved singles and maybe half a dozen albums by their very favourite artists. There was a perception, probably shared by record company bosses, that albums consisted of a recent hit single or two and a lot of filler. I don't know if Berry Gordy shared this view but if so he must have been very disappointed by the consistently high quality of all the tracks coming out on his artists' albums, not least those of Smokey Robinson and The Miracles.”
“Although its title is clearly inspired by the monster dance hit that lent its title to the earlier album, the scope of this LP is far wider, if slightly less brilliant in part.”
“If you enjoy the music of Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, and wish to explore what else the group has to offer besides the obvious hits, this is a great one to listen to. Only two singles were released from it. Most of the other songs are originals, though there are covers of two songs made famous by Dusty Springfield.”
“It's a pity Tamla chose to release Away We A Go-Go as a separate album because it's really mostly fill-out, I'm afraid, although some of the tracks are vintage Smokey classics.”
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