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I Second That Emotion

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Track 61 on The 35th Anniversary Collection 

Producers

Smokey Robinson & Al Cleveland
“I Second That Emotion” was written by Smokey Robinson and Al Cleveland and produced by Robinson. The song was released as a single on September 21, 1967 and became a #1… Read More 
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I Second That Emotion Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Maybe you want to give me kisses sweet
But only for one night with no repeat
And maybe you'd go away and never call
And a taste of honey is worse than none at all

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, little girl, in that case I don't want no part
I do believe that that would only break my heart, oh

[Chorus]
But if you feel like loving me
If you got the notion
I second that emotion
Said, if you feel like giving me
A lifetime of devotion
I second that emotion, ah

[Verse 2]
Maybe you think that love would tie you down
And you don't have the time to hang around
Maybe you think that love was made for fools
And so it makes you wise to break the rules

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, little girl, in that case I don't want no part
I do believe that that would only break my heart, oh
[Chorus]
But if you feel like loving me
If you got the notion
I second that emotion
Said, if you feel like giving me
A lifetime of devotion
I second that emotion

[Break]
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Ooh

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, little girl, in that case I don't want no part
I do believe that that would only break my heart, oh

[Chorus]
But if you feel like loving me
If you got the notion
I second that emotion
Said, if you feel like giving me
A lifetime of devotion
I second that emotion

[Outro]
Oh, little girl, I second that emotion
Ooh, little girl, I second that emotion

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“I Second That Emotion” was written by Smokey Robinson and Al Cleveland and produced by Robinson. The song was released as a single on September 21, 1967 and became a #1 R&B hit while reaching #4 on the pop charts. It later appeared on the Miracles' 1968 Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 LP.

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The 35th Anniversary Collection (1994)
  1. 1.
    Got a Job
  2. 2.
    I Cry
  3. 3.
    Bad Girl
  4. 4.
    All I Want Is You
  5. 5.
    It
  6. 6.
    Way Over There
  7. 7.
    The Feeling Is So Fine
  8. 8.
    (You Can) Depend on Me
  9. 9.
    Shop Around (Regional Version)
  10. 10.
    Who’s Lovin’ You
  11. 11.
    Shop Around (national version)
  12. 12.
    After All
  13. 13.
    Ain’t It Baby
  14. 14.
    Mighty Good Lovin’
  15. 15.
    Broken Hearted
  16. 16.
    Everybody’s Gotta Pay Some Dues
  17. 17.
    That’s the Way I Feel
  18. 18.
    Determination
  19. 19.
    I Had To Cry
  20. 20.
    What’s So Good About Goodbye
  21. 21.
    I’ve Been Good to You
  22. 22.
    I’ll Try Something New
  23. 23.
    You Never Miss a Good Thing
  24. 24.
    If Your Mother Only Knew
  25. 25.
    He Don’t Care About Me
  26. 26.
    A Love That Can Never Be
  27. 27.
    You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me
  28. 28.
    Happy Landing
  29. 29.
    Father Dear
  30. 30.
    A Love She Can Count On
  31. 31.
    Mickey’s Monkey
  32. 32.
    Whatever Makes You Happy
  33. 33.
    The Day You Take One (You Have To Take The Other)
  34. 34.
    I Gotta Dance to Keep from Crying
  35. 35.
    (You Can’t Let the Boy Overpower) The Man in You
  36. 36.
    Heartbreak Road
  37. 37.
    Show Me You Can Dance
  38. 38.
    I Like It Like That
  39. 39.
    You’re So Fine and Sweet
  40. 40.
    That’s What Love Is Made Of
  41. 41.
    Baby Don’t You Go
  42. 42.
    Ooo Baby Baby
  43. 43.
    All That’s Good
  44. 44.
    The Tracks of My Tears
  45. 45.
    A Fork in the Road
  46. 46.
    My Girl Has Gone
  47. 47.
    Going to a Go-Go
  48. 48.
    Choosey Beggar
  49. 49.
    I’m Stuck On You
  50. 50.
    Whole Lot of Shakin’ in My Heart (Since I Met You)
  51. 51.
    Oh Be My Love
  52. 52.
    (Come ’Round Here) I’m the One You Need
  53. 53.
    My Business, Your Pleasure
  54. 54.
    Save Me
  55. 55.
    It’s a Good Feeling
  56. 56.
    The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage
  57. 57.
    Come Spy With Me
  58. 58.
    My Love for You
  59. 59.
    More Love
  60. 60.
    After You Put Back the Pieces (I’ll Still Have a Broken Heart)
  61. 61.
    I Second That Emotion
  62. 62.
    You Must Be Love
  63. 63.
    I Care About Detroit
  64. 64.
    If You Can Want
  65. 65.
    When the Words From Your Heart Get Caught Up in Your Throat
  66. 66.
    Yester Love
  67. 67.
    You Only Build Me Up to Tear Me Down
  68. 68.
    Special Occasion
  69. 69.
    Baby, Baby Don’t Cry
  70. 70.
    Doggone Right
  71. 71.
    The Composer
  72. 72.
    Here I Go Again
  73. 73.
    Once I Got to Know You (Couldn’t Help But Love You)
  74. 74.
    Abraham, Martin and John
  75. 75.
    What Love Has Joined Together
  76. 76.
    Point It Out
  77. 77.
    Who’s Gonna Take the Blame
  78. 78.
    I Gotta Thing For You
  79. 79.
    The Tears of a Clown
  80. 80.
    Promise Me
  81. 81.
    I Don’t Blame You at All
  82. 82.
    There’s A Sad Story Here
  83. 83.
    Crazy About the La La La
  84. 84.
    Satisfaction
  85. 85.
    We’ve Come Too Far to End It Now
  86. 86.
    I Can’t Stand to See You Cry
  87. 87.
    Here I Go Again (Live)
  88. 88.
    Sweet Harmony
  89. 89.
    Don’t Let It End (’Til You Let It Begin)
  90. 90.
    Do It Baby
  91. 91.
    Don’t Cha Love It
  92. 92.
    Quiet Storm
  93. 93.
    Love Machine
  94. 94.
    Cruisin’
  95. 95.
    Being with You
  96. 96.
    Just to See Her
  97. 97.
    One Heartbeat
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