The Tears of a Clown
~ Recording by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 2.16 | The Tears of a Clown | 3:03 | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles | Motown: The Classic Years (BMG club edition) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| UTV Records, BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions) | 012 159 466-2, D236325 |
| 2.3 | The Tears of a Clown | 3:05 | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles | Motown Classics: The Soul of a Nation | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 981 095-4 |
Relationships
| guitar: | Marvin Tarplin (on 1966-09-26) |
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| instruments: | The Funk Brothers (on 1966-09-26) |
| background vocals: | Warren “Pete” Moore (on 1966-09-26) Claudette Robinson (on 1966-09-26) Bobby Rogers (on 1966-09-26) Ronald White (soul singer, founding member of The Miracles) (on 1966-09-26) |
| lead vocals: | Smokey Robinson (on 1966-09-26) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1967) UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1970) |
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| recorded at: | Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit (on 1966-09-26) |
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| mash-ups: | Tears of a Killer Klown (Smokey Robinson vs. The Dickies) by iWillBattle (mashup DJ) The Bravery of a Clown (The Bravery vs. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles) by TigerVegan When Smokey Sings Tears of a Clown by Smokey Robinson vs. ABC (English 80s pop group) (order: 2) |
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| part of: | Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 190) (order: 190) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 313) (order: 314) |
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| purchase for download: | https://music.apple.com/fr/song/1471564645 [info] |
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| stream for free: | https://open.spotify.com/track/3Wm26Q6X1oWPmZtueE9sSG [info] https://www.deezer.com/track/729585982 [info] |
| SecondHandSongs: | https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/4152 [info] |
| streaming page: | https://music.apple.com/fr/song/1471564645 [info] https://tidal.com/track/115095008 [info] |
| recording of: | The Tears of a Clown (on 1966-09-26) |
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Related works
The Tears of a Clown
| lyricist: | Smokey Robinson |
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| composer: | Henry Cosby Smokey Robinson Stevie Wonder |
| publisher: | Black Bull Music, Inc. Jobete Music Ltd Jobette Music (UK) Ltd. |
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| referred to in medleys: | More Stars (12″ mix) (12″ mix, duration: ~11:56 on vinyl, ~11:38 on cd) Uptown Festival (medley) (order: 6) |
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