“Cruisin'” by Smokey Robinson

Smokey Robinson wrote "Cruisin'" with his fellow Miracle Marv Tarplin, produced it himself, and it led off Where There's Smoke..., his seventh studio album, in 1979. It very nearly ended up a throwaway: the plan was to use it as the B-side of a remake of "Get Ready". Instead it turned into one of the biggest hits he ever had away from the Miracles, a soul record so easy and unhurried it seems to roll along under its own steam.

It went all the way to number one on the Cash Box Top 100, reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1980 and made the top five on the Soul chart. New Zealand liked it even more and sent it to number one.

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