486. Mickey McCullers: “Who You Gonna Run To”
Fine work, and as second chances go, at least this time Mickey couldn’t complain that he wasn’t given a great song. (7)
Fine work, and as second chances go, at least this time Mickey couldn’t complain that he wasn’t given a great song. (7)
If this had been released two years earlier with a better lead vocal, it might have been a hit; instead, this feels like something of a waste of material, and a waste of Smokey Robinson. (6)
The reason for McCullers finding himself sidelined on his own record is pretty straightforward; rather than being a daring aesthetic choice on Smokey’s part, the simple fact is that McCullers’ performance wasn’t good enough, and had to be compensated for with backing vocals and instruments. (4)