The Miracles Doin’ Mickey’s Monkey

~ Release by The Miracles (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#TitleRatingLength
A1Mickey’s Monkey
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer)
guitar:
Marv Tarplin
instruments:
The Funk Brothers
background vocals:
"Jockey Jack" Gibson (DJ), Rosalind Ashford, Annette Beard, The Marvelettes, Warren “Pete” Moore, Martha Reeves, Claudette Robinson, Bobby Rogers, Ronnie White (soul singer, founding member of The Miracles), The Temptations (Motown soul vocal group) and Mary Wilson
lead vocals:
Smokey Robinson
recorded at and mixed at:
Hitsville (Motown Records) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1963-07-09 until 1963-07-10)
recording of:
Mickey’s Monkey
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
2:49
A2Dance What You Wanna
2:49
A3The Wah‐Watusi
2:41
A4The Twist
cover recording of:
The Twist
lyricist and composer:
Hank Ballard
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp. and Embassy Music Corporation (from 2016-06 to present)
2:32
A5Dancin’ Holiday
2:17
A6Land of a Thousand Dances
2:30
B1I Gotta Dance to Keep From Crying
2:42
B2The Monkey Time
2:54
B3The Groovey Thing
2:46
B4Twist and Shout
cover recording of:
Twist and Shout
writer:
Bert Russell (in 1961-02) and Phil Medley (in 1961-02)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Progressive Music, Inc (publisher), Rightsong Music Inc., Robert Mellin Ltd., Robert Mellin Music Publishing Corp., Robert Mellin, Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
2:05
B5Do You Love Me
2:39