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Released on Tamla, also Superstition (Stevie Wonder), Mickey’s Monkey and Spiritual Walkers (Stevie Wonder)
Written by Stevie Wonder, also Superstition (Stevie Wonder), Higher Ground (Red Hot Chili Peppers) and Sir Duke (Stevie Wonder)
Recorded at Hitsville, also I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye), Who’s Lovin’ You (The Jacksons) and I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) (Four Tops)
Part of Make It Happen, also The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
39 other songs on fono were recorded at Hitsville, by Marvin Gaye and The Supremes and others
Stevie Wonder wrote 290 songs on fono
Henry Cosby wrote 44 songs on fono
Henry Cosby’s most frequent co-writer is Sylvia Moy (27 songs together)
Credits
All 13 credits
- Written by
- Henry Cosby, Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder
- Performed by
- Bobby Rogers, Claudette Robinson, Marvin Tarplin, Ronald White, Smokey Robinson, The Funk Brothers and Warren “Pete” Moore
- Part of
- Make It Happen
- Recorded at
- Hitsville
- Released on
- Tamla
- Written by
- Henry Cosby, Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder
- Performed by
- Bobby Rogers, Claudette Robinson, Marvin Tarplin, Ronald White, Smokey Robinson, The Funk Brothers and Warren “Pete” Moore
- Part of
- Make It Happen
- Recorded at
- Hitsville
- Released on
- Tamla
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Stevie Wonder
Same writer: Smokey Robinson
Same writer: Henry Cosby
Same studio: Hitsville
Same release: Make It Happen
Same writer: Stevie Wonder
Same writer: Smokey Robinson
Same writer: Henry Cosby
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz The Tears of a Clown was performed by Bobby Rogers
The Tears of a Clown was performed by Bobby Rogers
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz The Tears of a Clown was performed by Claudette Robinson
The Tears of a Clown was performed by Claudette Robinson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz The Tears of a Clown was performed by Marvin Tarplin
The Tears of a Clown was performed by Marvin Tarplin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz The Tears of a Clown was performed by Ronald White
The Tears of a Clown was performed by Ronald White
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz The Tears of a Clown was performed by Smokey Robinson
The Tears of a Clown was performed by Smokey Robinson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz The Tears of a Clown was performed by The Funk Brothers
The Tears of a Clown was performed by The Funk Brothers
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz The Tears of a Clown was performed by Warren “Pete” Moore
The Tears of a Clown was performed by Warren “Pete” Moore
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz The Tears of a Clown was written by Henry Cosby
The Tears of a Clown was written by Henry Cosby
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz The Tears of a Clown was written by Smokey Robinson
The Tears of a Clown was written by Smokey Robinson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz The Tears of a Clown was written by Stevie Wonder
The Tears of a Clown was written by Stevie Wonder
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz The Tears of a Clown is part of the release Make It Happen
The Tears of a Clown is part of the release Make It Happen
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz The Tears of a Clown was recorded at Hitsville
The Tears of a Clown was recorded at Hitsville
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz Tamla is the label of the song The Tears of a Clown
Tamla is the label of the song The Tears of a Clown
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz The Tears of a Clown was released on 1967-08-29
The Tears of a Clown was released on 1967-08-29
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026