Smokey & Friends Explained
Smokey & Friends is a studio album by musician Smokey Robinson. It was released in August 2014 under Verve Records. Reaching #12 on Billboards album chart, it stands as Smokey's second most successful solo album.
Personnel
Lead Vocalists
Musicians and Backing Vocalists
- Wayne Linsey – keyboards (1, 5, 9)
- Chris Walden – synth strings (1), string arrangements (1)
- James "Big Jim" Wright – keyboards (2-4, 6, 7, 9)
- Jim Cox – Hammond B3 organ (2, 6, 11), acoustic piano (6), synth strings (6, 11)
- Theron Feemster – programming (3-7, 11), keyboards (6), synth horns (6), drums (10)
- Raymond Angry – keyboards (4)
- Loris Holland – keyboards (4)
- John Legend – acoustic piano (5)
- Jeff Babko – keyboards (5, 9), synth flutes (5), synth strings (5), string arrangements (5)
- Sason Sotoodehfar – programming (7, 11)
- Larry Goldings – Wurlitzer electric piano (8), organ (8)
- Raul Ferrando – synth strings (9)
- Tim Pierce – guitars (1-3, 5-7, 9-11)
- Doc Powell – guitars (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10)
- Phil X – guitars (2)
- John Mayer – guitar solo (3)
- Randy Bowland – guitars (4, 10)
- John Shanks – guitar solo (4)
- James Taylor – acoustic guitar (8)
- Michael Landau – electric guitar (8)
- Cornelius Mims – bass (1, 5, 9)
- Randy Jackson – bass (2, 3, 6, 10, 11)
- Mark Kelley – bass (4)
- Jimmy Johnson – bass (8)
- James Gamble – drums (1, 2, 5, 9)
- Jim Keltner – drums (8), percussion (8)
- Questlove – drums (10)
- Roger Squitero – tambourine (8)
- Beate Walden – violin (1)
- Songa Lee – violin (5)
- Terron Brooks – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10)
- Nicole Scherzinger – backing vocals (2)
- Mischke Butler – backing vocals (3, 5-7, 9-11)
- Sharlotte Gibson – backing vocals (4-7)
- Sarah West – backing vocals (5)
- Sheree Brown – backing vocals (11)
Charts
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- Web site: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2014. Billboard. July 21, 2020.
