Smokey Robinson: Time Flies When You're Having Fun

[carlo]

I know, I know...as usual, I'm "late to the party".

I saw Smokey in concert for the first time this past June. He didn't miss a note with his singing and didn't miss a step in his movin and groovin. Absolutely fantastic!

Before the show, I bought his latest CD, "Time Flies When You're Having Fun".

I love what he did with "You're the One For Me Bobby", which he originally wrote for the Marvelettes, and turned it into, "You're the One For Me", a duet with Joss Stone. This 40 year old track sounds so new and fresh.

After listening to the very sexy, "Love Bath", I thought, "Only Smokey could pull off a song like this, even at 70 years old!" And he did it very convincingly.

Most importantly, I believe his cover of Norah Jones' "Don't Know Why" is the biggest gem of all. One may ask, "Who could possibly do this song better than Norah Jones?" My answer would be, "Smokey Robinson". After hearing him perform it in concert and on CD [[many times over), not only did he make this track his own, but I can say with much confidence that his cover of "Don't Know Why" may very well be the definitive version of all time.

"Times Flies When You're Having Fun" is a wonderful album and a contemporary return to the unmistakable smooth style of "Mr. Quiet Storm", Smokey Robinson.