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  1. The Tears of a Clown - Wikipedia

    • "The Tears of a Clown" is a song written by Hank Cosby, Smokey Robinson, and Stevie Wonder and originally recorded by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles for the Tamla Records label subsidiary of Motown, first appearing on the 1967 album Make It Happen. The track was re-released in the United Kingdom as a single in July 1970, and it became … See more

    History

    Stevie Wonder (who was discovered by Miracles member Ronnie White) and his producer Hank Cosby wrote the music for … See more

    Personnel

    The Miracles
    Smokey Robinson – lead vocals
    Claudette Rogers Robinson – background vocals
    Pete Moore – background vocals… See more

    Other recordings

    • In late 1993, Australian punk-rock band Caligula had an Australian #25 hit with the song.
    Phil Collins recorded it as a B-side to his song "Wake Up Call", taken from his 2002 album Testify, and later re-recorded it during the … See more

    Other uses

    • The song provides the template for the bassline of the 1987 hit "When Smokey Sings", by the New Wave band ABC, from their album Alphabet City.
    • The song is mentioned in Roxette's song "Spending My Time" … See more

     
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