# The Miracles — The Tracks of My Tears

The Miracles’s The Tracks of My Tears (1965) appears on 2 of our lists — Soul and Sung to Someone, highest at No. 7 in Soul. Every verdict, in full.

- **Released:** 1965
- **Label:** Tamla
- **On:** Soul and Sung to Someone
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Artist:** [The Miracles](https://waxonia.com/artist/the-miracles/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/the-miracles--the-tracks-of-my-tears/

## What 2 lists say

### No. 7 in [Soul](https://waxonia.com/genre/soul/)

Smokey Robinson's writing at its most economical — one metaphor, held for three minutes and never over-explained. Dylan reportedly called him America's greatest living poet, and this is the exhibit.

### Picked by [Sung to Someone](https://waxonia.com/theme/sung-to-someone/)

"Take a good look at my face" is an instruction, given to one person, by a man asking to be examined. Smokey Robinson wrote the most-quoted metaphor in soul music and then pinned it to a request he needs somebody to answer.

## Listen

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