The Soulful Shack/The Love I Saw In You Was Just A Mirage/My Love For You/I’m On The Outside (Looking In)/ Don’t Think Its Me/My Love Is Your Love(Forever)/More Love/After You Put Back The Pieces/Its A Good Feeling/You Must Be Love/Dancing’s Alright/The Tears Of A Clown
Make It Happen is notable for the first appearance of the group's biggest hit single Tears Of A Clown, which topped the singles chart in both the US and UK in 1970. (US:28)
"Make It Happen is a good album. Despite not being chock full of brilliance, it feels refreshing whenever I return to it. Makes me appreciate the adept arrangements and sure footed singing, which have petered away from more recent pop music."
"The Tears Of A Clown would be on my personal shortlist of songs to bring onto the proverbial desert island. Top 20, for sure. Why? Well, of course there's the aesthetics. The melody. The vibrato on the singing. The harmonies, and the way that line is transposed up near the end. The bass line. The drum fills in the chorus and the quick percussive flourishes during the verses. Amazingly, it was not actually released as a single until three years later."
"Good album, with the first version of the classic, Tears Of A Clown. This version contains a smoother mix, and the harpsichord, the bass, the oboe are more present."
"Make It Happen is, in my opinion, Smokey's masterpiece album. Extremely rarely for this time period, it only has one or two filler songs, and the last six are exceptional, from the greatest positive love song in history More Love, to Smokey's most played classic, Tears Of A Clown. My personal favourite on this is You Must Be Love, one of Smokey's finest expressions ever."
"Tears Of A Clown was released as a single in 1970 going all the way to number one in the UK charts. American Motown couldn't ignore this, So Tears was released as an American single, matching its UK success by making number one in both the pop and R & B charts. The question that can never be answered is why was this track overlooked as a potential single originally? 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 album to listen to."
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