The Miracles (album) explained

The Miracles
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Miracles
Cover:	The Miracles - The Miracles.jpg
Alt:	A painting of an oil lamp hovering over a desert
Genre:	Soul
Language:	English
Label:	Columbia
Prev Title:	Love Crazy
Prev Year:	1977

The Miracles is a 1978 studio album by American soul vocal group The Miracles. Shortly after recording this album, the group lost lead vocalist Billy Griffin and made this the final studio album they released.

Reception

In the 1983 edition of The New Rolling Stone Record Guide, this album was scored three out of five stars. In 2011's The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, this album received two out of five stars.

Track listing

1. "I Can’t Stand It" – 3:16
2. "Love Doctor" – 3:52
3. "The Magic of Your Eyes (Laura’s Eyes)" – 4:07
4. "Freeway" – 4:19
5. "Hot Dance" – 2:59
6. "Mean Machine" – 3:16
7. "Sad Rain" – 4:16
8. "Reach for the Sky" – 3:42

Personnel

The Miracles

• Billy Griffin – vocals
• Donald Griffin – guitar
• Warren "Pete" Moore – vocals
• Bobby Rogers – vocals
• Ronnie White – vocals

Additional personnel

• Dorothy Ashby – harp on "Sad Rain"
• Michael Boddicker – keyboards
• David Foster – keyboards
• Larry Nash – keyboards
• Raymond Pounds – drums
• Stevie Wonder – keyboards
• Nathan Watts – bass guitar

Chart performance

The Miracles did not chart, but "Mean Machine" reached 55 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart.