Smokey & Friends
by Smokey Robinson
  • Record Label: Verve
  • Release Date: Aug 19, 2014
Metascore
55

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. Mojo
    Nov 7, 2014
    60
    It is impossible to wholly mess up a great pop songwriter's work; second, it is equally impossible to improve upon a perfectly crafted original recording. [Nov 2014, p.100]
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  2. Rolling Stone
    Aug 19, 2014
    60
    The balance of respectful tributes and reimaginings recalls John Fogerty's similarly structured 2013 collection, Wrote a Song for Everyone.
  3. Q Magazine
    Nov 13, 2014
    40
    When countless Miracles anthologies exist, anyone who reaches for this is a bigger clown than the weepy one in Smokey's song. [Dec 2014, p.116]
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  5. AllMusic
    Aug 19, 2014
    40
    Compared to the originals, or even the better covers released during the intervening years, these versions are pleasant if sterile.

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