Deep in My Soul is an unusual
Smokey Robinson LP in that he only contributed one song, "Vitamin U," a forgettable attempt at disco, though an amusing play on words. Kathy Wakefield and Mike & Brenda Sutton's "There Will Come a Day" uses a similar piano opening to "You Really Got a Hold on Me"; while pleasant, it is far less riveting than
the Miracles' classic. The standouts are the tingling "In My Corner" and two Donald Baldwin/
Jeffrey Bowen tunes, "If You Want My Love" and "You Cannot Laugh Alone." For years, the latter cut alone made this an essential
Smokey Robinson LP. You couldn't find it anywhere else, not even on a 45; Motown has since released it on
Smokey's Motown Legends collection. The lyrically clever song has a great chorus with
Smokey crooning "Your love was crackerjack/A surprise in every pack/A myth a fantasy/A package C.O.D."
Deep in My Soul only had seven songs, and surprisingly climbed to number 47 on the pop charts, a far better showing than his debut, which peaked at number 70. ~ Andrew Hamilton