Going to a Go-Go

六、七十年代顶尖的Soul乐队，由Smokey Robinson领军，是Motown公司的招牌乐队。这张专辑中的"Ooo Baby Baby", "The Tracks of My Tears", "Going to a Go-Go", 和 "My Girl Has Gone"都是进入了Top 20的热门单曲。 这张专辑在滚石杂志选出的500张历代最强专辑中排名第271位。 by John Bush Though its title track ignited a nationwide fad for go-go music, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles' Going to a Go-Go LP certainly wasn't just a cash-in effort. It's one of the best records the group put out, and the first six songs make for the best side of any original Motown LP of the '60s (granted, all but one are also available on dozens of Miracles compilations). The four biggest hits were among the best in a set of Miracles archetypes: the throwback to the aching '50s doo wop ballad ("Ooo Baby, Baby"), the flashy up-tempo dance song ("Going to a Go-Go"), the dancing-with-tears-in-my-eyes jerker ("The Tracks of My Tears"), and the mid-tempo orchestral epic ("My Girl Has Gone"). "Choosey Beggar" is one of the sweetest of all Robinson's lead vocals, with stunning background work by the rest of the Miracles. Even the album tracks shine, with "All That's Good" and "Let Me Have Some" working as excellent additions to the program.