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{{about|the Smokey Robinson album||Where There's Smoke (disambiguation)}}

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{{Infobox album

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| released = May 22, 1979

| recorded = 1978-19791978–1979

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==Critical reception==

{{albummusic ratings

|rev1 = ''[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|Christgau's Record Guide]]''

|rev1Score = A−<ref name="CG">{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies]]|publisher=[[Ticknor & Fields]]|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: R|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=R&bk=70|accessdate=March 12, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}</ref>

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#"It's a Good Night" - 5:46

#"I Love the Nearness of You" (Robinson, [[Stevie Wonder]]) - 4:30

#"The Hurt's on You" (Lawrence Hanks, Rodney Massey) - 4:16

#"Ever Had a Dream" (Robinson, [[Janie Bradford]]) - 3:47

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* Reginald "Sonny" Burke – arrangements

* Reginald "Sonny" Burke, [[Ronnie McNeir]], [[Ronnie Rancifer|Ron Rancifer]] – keyboards

* [[Paul Jackson Jr.]], Rick Littlefield, [[Marv Tarplin]], [[David T. Walker]], [[Wah Wah Watson]], [[Robert White (guitarist)|Robert White]] – guitarsguitar

* [[Larry Davis (blues musician)|Larry Davis]], [[Chuck Rainey]], Wayne Tweed – bass guitar

* [[James Gadson]], Scotty Harris – drums

* [[Eddie Brown (musician)|Eddie "Bongo" Brown]], James Sledge – [[Bongo drum|bongo]]s, [[conga]]s

* [[Jack Ashford]], Ivory Davis – tambourine

* Fred Smith – alto saxophone, [[flute]], flute solos

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* [[Paul Riser]] – string arrangements

* [[Greg Phillinganes]] – [[Rhodes piano|Fender Rhodes]]

* [[Michael Sembello]], Rick Zunigar – guitarsguitar

* [[Nathan Watts]] – bass guitar

* [[Dennis Davis]] – drums

'''Track 3'''

* Robert Bowles, Terry Fryer, Paul David Wilson – arrangements

* Terry Fryer, Lawrence Hanks, Roger Harris – keyboards

* [[Bryan Gregory]], Danny Leake – guitars guitar

* Bernard Reed – bass guitar

* Brian Grice – drums

* Reginald "Sonny" Burke – [[Cowbell (instrument)|cowbell]], spoonsspoon

== Production ==