The Miracles is a 1978 studio album by American soul vocal group The Miracles. It is their last of two albums released during their stint on Columbia Records. Lead vocalist Billy Griffin left the group to pursue his solo career and Pete Moore retired from touring, which led to their initial disbandment.
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 "I Can’t Stand It" – 3:16 "Love Doctor" – 3:52 "The Magic of Your Eyes (Laura’s Eyes)" – 4:07 "Freeway" – 4:19 "Hot Dance" – 2:59 "Mean Machine" – 3:16 "Sad Rain" – 4:16 "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.
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