Pure Smokey

Pure Smokey is Smokey Robinson's second post-Miracles album, released in 1974. It features the single "Virgin Man." Several songs were written by Robinson with fellow Miracle Marv Tarplin, who left the group a year after Robinson's departure to join him in California and assist him in his solo projects.

Track listing
All tracks are produced by Smokey Robinson; except "A Tattoo".

All tracks arranged by Russ Turner, Gene Page and Smokey Robinson; except where indicated.


 * 1) "It's Her Turn to Live" (Robinson, Marvin Tarplin) - 3:15
 * 2) "The Love Between Me and My Kids" (Robinson) - 2:52
 * 3) "Asleep on My Love" (Robinson, Tarplin) - 3:58
 * 4) "I Am I Am" (Robinson) - 3:53
 * 5) "Just Passing Through" (Tarplin, Janie Bradford, Al Cleveland) - 3:17
 * 6) "Virgin Man" (Robinson, Rose Ella Jones) - 5:07
 * 7) "She's Only a Baby Herself" (Robinson) - 2:47
 * 8) "Fulfill Your Need" (Robinson, Tarplin, Pamela Moffett) - 2:50
 * 9) "A Tattoo" (Robinson) - 4:30

"I Am, I Am" arranged by Smokey Robinson and Gene Page

"A Tattoo" produced and arranged by Smokey Robinson and Willie Hutch

Personnel

 * Smokey Robinson – vocals, arranger
 * Gene Page – arranger
 * Bobbye Hall – percussion
 * Henry Davis – bass guitar
 * Jeffrey Osborne – drums
 * Melvin "Wah Wah" Ragin – guitar
 * Russ Turner – keyboards, arranger
 * Marvin Tarplin – guitar
 * Technical
 * Bruce Ellison, Jim Hilton, Larry Miles, Russ Terrana, Tom Knox - recording engineers
 * Russ Terrana - mixing engineer
 * Robert Gleason - design
 * Jim Britt - photography