With one CD of prime Smokey and the Miracles rarities already available, how much could this entry in Motown s Lost and Found vault-sweep series really offer? Plenty, as it turns out. While a couple of tracks ( You ve Got to Pay Bills, (I Need Some) Money, the latter a different song than the Barrett Strong-Beatles standard) seem like dry runs at ideas better realized by others at the label, Along Came Love brings some true pleasures to light. A particular standout is the sweet, early I Love Your Baby, and after a couple of plays, even their version of If I Were a Bell transcends typical Motown supper-club fare and becomes charming. More than just a lesson in secret history, this is actually a fine addition to the collections of fans of the group and the label. --Rickey Wright
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