Hi... We're the Miracles

Hi... We're The Miracles is the first album by the Motown soul group The Miracles, released on Motown's Tamla label in the summer of 1961. The album features several songs which played an important role in defining The Motown Sound and establishing songwriters Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy.

The styles of the album tracks vary from the late doo-wop sound of "Who's Lovin' You" (later covered by The Temptations, the Jackson 5 as well as Terence Trent D'Arby) or "(You Can) Depend On Me", to the upbeat R&B of "Way Over There". Also featured is a rendition of Motown's first hit single, Barrett Strong's "Money (That's What I Want)". The album's biggest hit was the bluesy "Shop Around", which was released as a single in 1960 and peaked at number-one on the Billboard R&B singles chart and number-two on the pop singles chart (#1 pop, Cashbox) . "Shop Around" was the first R&B number-one single for both The Miracles and the Motown label. It was also the label's first million- selling hit single.

Hi... We're The Miracles features the Miracles' classic lineup: Smokey Robinson, Ronald White, Bobby Rogers, Pete Moore, Marv Tarplin (mentioned on the back of the album, though not pictured on the front}, and Smokey's wife Claudette Rogers Robinson.