Cruisin' (Smokey Robinson song)

"Cruisin'"
side-A label by Tamla Records
One of side-A labels of the US single
Single by Smokey Robinson
from the album Where There's Smoke...
B-side"Ever Had a Dream"
ReleasedAugust 20, 1979 (1979-08-20)
Genre
Length
  • 5:53
  • 4:11 (7-inch edit)
LabelTamla (Motown)
Songwriter(s)
Smokey Robinson singles chronology
"Get Ready"
(1979)
"Cruisin'"
(1979)
"Let Me Be the Clock"
(1980)

"Cruisin'" is a 1979 single written, produced, and performed by the American singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson for Motown Records' Tamla label. One of Robinson's most successful singles outside of his work with the Miracles, "Cruisin'" hit number one on the U.S. Cash Box Top 100 and was also a Billboard Hot 100 hit, peaking at number four the week of February 2, 1980.[3] It was a top-five hit on the Soul chart as well.[4]

  1. ^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (July 17, 2000). "The Wonder Years: Soul". Night Moves - Pop Music in the Late 70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-312-19821-3.
  2. ^ Harvey, Eric (May 19, 2012). "The Quiet Storm". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "Smokey Robinson". Billboard.com. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 497.