Being with You (album)

ReleasedFebruary 17, 1981

RecordedNovember 1980 – January 1981

StudioStudio Sound Recorders (North Hollywood, California); Motown Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)

GenreR&B, soul

Being With You
Studio album by Smokey Robinson
Released	February 17, 1981
Recorded	November 1980 – January 1981
Studio	Studio Sound Recorders (North Hollywood, California); Motown Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	R&B, soul
Length	32:38
Label	Motown
Producer	George Tobin in association with Mike Piccirillo
Smokey Robinson chronology
Warm Thoughts (1980) Being With You (1981) Yes It's You Lady (1982)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

Being With You is a 1981 album by American singer Smokey Robinson. It is one of the few Smokey Robinson solo albums that have been released in the CD format. It features the million-selling, Gold-certified single title track "Being With You", which hit #1 on the Cash Box Top 100. It just missed the #1 Pop position in Billboard, peaking at #2, making it Robinson's highest-charting solo hit after leaving the Miracles. It was also #1 for five consecutive weeks on the R&B Chart and for two weeks on the UK Singles Chart.

Smokey's first wife, fellow Miracles member Claudette Robinson, contributed background vocals to this album. This album has been Certified Gold by the RIAA. . It eventually sold over 900,000 copies in the United States.