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I Second That Emotion
Composer: William Robinson / Al Cleveland

I Second That Emotion was performed a handful of times by the Grateful Dead in April 1971. The song was a regular part of the repertoire of various Jerry Garcia bands between 1973 and 1994.


Grateful Dead

info Ladies and Gentlemen ... The Grateful Dead, Grateful Dead, 2000

Jerry Garcia

info Keystone Encores Volume 1, Merl Saunders / Jerry Garcia / John Kahn / Bill Vitt, 1988
info Keystone Encores, Merl Saunders / Jerry Garcia / John Kahn / Bill Vitt, 1988
info Shining Star, Jerry Garcia Band, 2001
info Pure Jerry: Theatre 1839, July 29 & 30, 1977, Jerry Garcia Band, 2004
info Pure Jerry: Keystone Berkeley, September 1, 1974, Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders Band, 2004
info The Jerry Garcia Collection, Vol. 1: Legion of Mary, Legion Of Mary, 2005
info Pure Jerry: Warner Theatre, March 18, 1978, Jerry Garcia Band, 2005
info Pure Jerry: Hampton, Virginia, November 9, 1991, Jerry Garcia Band, 2006
info Jerry Garcia: The Collected Artwork: Collectors Edition CD, Jerry Garcia Band / Grateful Dead / Garcia-Grisman, 2007
info Pure Jerry: Jerry Garcia Band, San Francisco Bay Area 1978, Jerry Garcia Band, 2009
info Keystone Companions: The Complete 1973 Fantasy Recordings, Merl Saunders & Jerry Garcia, 2012
info Garcia Live: Vol Three: December 14-15, 1974, Northwest Tour, Legion Of Mary, 2013
info Fall 1989, JGB / Weir & Wasserman, 2013
info Garcia Live: Vol Four, Jerry Garcia Band, 2014
info Garcia Live: Vol Six, Jerry Garcia/Merl Saunders, 2016
info Garcia Live: Vol 12: Jan 23, 1973, Garcia / Saunders, 2019

Other recordings

no info Single (I Second That Emotion / You Must Be Love), Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Oct 1967 (Tamla 54159)
info Boogaloo Beat, Sandy Nelson, 1967
info Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations, Temptations and Supremes, 1968
no info Single (I Second That Emotion / The Way You Do The Things You Do), Diana Ross & The Supremes And The Temptations, 1968
info Greatest Hits, Volume 2, Smokey Robinson and Miracles, 1968
info The Motown Sound: 16 Original Big Hits, Vol 9, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 1968
info Satisfaction, Soul Society, 1968
info Swing, San Remo Golden Strings, 1968
no info Motown Winner's Circle: #1 Hits, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson and The Miracles), 1969
info Live, Smokey Robinson and Miracles, 1969
no info Great Expectations, Kiki Dee, 1970
no info Motown Chartbusters, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 1970
no info Motown Chartbusters, Vol. 4, Various Artists (Supremes), 1970
no info Motown Story, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 1971
no info The Motown Story, Vol. 4, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson and The Miracles), 1971
no info Motown Chartbusters, Volume 5, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson and The Miracles), 1971
no info Anthology, Smokey Robinson and Miracles, 1974
no info R & B Soul, The Miracles, 1977
no info Motown's Preferred Stock/Stock Option #3 - Various Artists (Smokey Robinson and The Miracles), 1977
no info Smokin', Smokey Robinson, 1978
no info Thelma Jones, Thelma Jones, 1978
no info Motown Legends, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, 1978
no info Smokin', Smokey Robinson, 1979
no info 20 Golden Greats, Temptations, 1980
no info Jose Feliciano, Jose Feliciano, 1981
no info Assemblage, Japan, 1981
no info Single (I Second That Emotion / Free From My Freedom), Jose Feliciano), 1982
no info Single, Japan, 1982
info Strung Out on Motown, Regal Funkharmonic Orchestra, 1982
no info The Motown Story: The First 25 Years, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson and The Miracles), 1983
no info Big Chill Soundtrack, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson and The Miracles), 1983
no info 18 Greatest Hits, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, 1983
no info Single (I Second That Emotion / If You Can Want), Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, 1985
no info Greatest Songs by Smokey Robinson, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson and The Miracles), 1985
no info Good Feeling Music of the Big Chill Generation, Volume 3, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 1985
no info Anthology, Diana Ross And The Supremes, 1986
no info Smokey Robinson Month!, Smokey Robinson, 1987
info Classic Rock: 1967, Various Artists (Smikey Robinson & The Miracles), 1988
no info Dancin' in the Street, Derek & The Diamonds, 1989
no info Billboard Top R&B Hits: 1968, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 1989
no info Feel Good Rock, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 1989
no info Steppin' Out Tonight, 10Db, 1989
no info Single, 10Db, 1989
no info Single, Alyson Williams, 1989
no info Join the Temptations / Together, Diana Ross & the Supremes, 1990
no info 16 #1 Hits from the Late 60's, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 1990
no info Back in Time (1979-1988), The Textones, 1990
no info Rhythm & Blues: 1968, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 1991
no info AM Gold: 1967, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 1991
no info Super Hits: 1967, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 1991
no info Class Reunion, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 1991
info Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 1992
no info Club for Heroes, Various Artists (Japan), 1992
no info Motown Legends: I Second That Emotion, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, 1993
no info Pop & Wave, Vol. 4, Various Artists (Japan), 1993
no info Young at Heart, Various Artists (Japan), 1993
info Row vs. Wade, Run C&W, 1994
no info Without Walls, Tammy Wynette, 1994
no info Heartbreakers, Various Artists (Japan), 1994
no info You Can't Hurry Love: The Motown Covers Album, Various Artists (Japan), 1994
info The 35th Anniversary Collection, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, 1994
no info Anthology, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, 1995
no info The Best of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, 1995
no info Ultimate Driving Collection: Motor City Motoring, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 1995
no info Midnight Train to Georgia, Various Artists (Chosen Few), 1995
no info Touch Me in the Morning, Various Artists (Chosen Few), 1995
no info Tonin', The Manhattan Transfer, 1995
no info Motown Legends, Vol. 3, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 1995
no info Motown Year by Year: The Sound of Young America, 1982, Various Artists (Jose Feliciano), 1995
no info The Singles, Japan, 1996
no info The Power of Love, Various Artists (Japan), 1996
no info In Vogue, Japan, 1997
info The Ultimate Collection, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, 1998
no info The Best of Japan, Japan, 1998
no info 40 Golden Motown Greats, Diana Ross & The Supremes, 1998
no info Eastern PA 60's Soul, Various Artists (The Motiques), 1998
info 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, 1999
no info Motown Chartbusters, Vols. 1-6, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 1999
no info Motown Chartbusters, Vols. 1-6, Various Artists (Diana Ross & The Supremes), 1999
no info Motown Legends, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 1999
no info Tracks of My Tears, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, 2000
no info Greatest Hits, The Miracles, 2000
no info Trojan Box Set: Soulful Reggae, Various Artists (Chosen Few), 2000
no info Collection, Japan, 2000
no info A Year In Your Life: 1967, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 2000
no info Ready Steady Go: The Sixties Sound Of Motown, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 2000
no info Return to Me, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 2000
no info At Their Very Best, The Temptations, 2001
no info 1966-1969, The Temptations, 2001
no info Winning Combinations, The Temptations & Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, 2001
no info Forever Gold, The Miracles, 2001
no info Love Machine Remixed Hits, The Miracles, 2001
no info The Classic Rhythm & Blues Collection, Vol. 3: 1966-1969, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 2001
info 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Motown 1960s, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 2001
no info R&B Millennium Hits, Various Artists (The Miracles), 2001
info Pickin' On Jerry Garcia, Various Artists, 2001
no info The Best of Japan, Japan, 2001
no info Shoop Dee Doop: A Tribute To Motown, Various Artists (Tourister), 2001
no info Song Food, Claudia Russell, 2001
no info Tears of a Clown, The Miracles, 2002
no info At Their Very Best, The Four Tops/The Temptations, 2002
no info Masters, Japan, 2002
no info Red, White & Rock, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 2002
no info Ooo Baby Baby: The Anthology (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 2002
no info Forever Gold: R&B Ballads, Various Artists (The Miracles), 2002
no info California Dreamin': Smooth Jazz on a West Coast Trip, Various Artists (Craig Cooper), 2002
no info Electric: The Very Best Early Electronic, New Wave & Synth, Various Artists (Japan), 2002
no info Motown Party, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 2003
no info The Motown Story, Vol. 1: The Sixties, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 2003
no info Casey Kasem Presents: The 60's: Motown's Greatest Hits, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 2003
no info Reggae Pulse 2: Hit Songs: Jamaican Style, Various Artists (Chosen Few), 2003
no info Without Walls/Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad, Tammy Wynette, 2003
no info The Live Collection, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, 2004
no info Motown Legends: Shop Around, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, 2004
no info Best of Soul 60's, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 2004
no info 60's Soul Mix, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 2004
no info Joined Together: The Complete Studio Duets, Diana Ross & the Supremes/The Temptations, 2004
no info Ultimate Motown Collection, Barbara McNair, 2004
no info Standing in the Shadows of Motown: Deluxe Edition, 2004
no info Here Comes That Feeling: Pop Hits Jamaican Style, Various Artists, 2004
info Motown Two, Michael McDonald, 2004
no info My World: The Definitive Collection, Smokey Robinson, 2005
no info Love Makes the World Go Round: The Motown Collection, Kiki Dee, 2005
no info Mo' May: A Celebration of the Motown Era, May Palmer, 2005
no info Best of Motown, Vol. 3, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 2005
no info Best of Soul, Four Tops / Temptations / Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, 2005
no info Greatest Hits, Smokey Robinson, 2005
no info Soul Legends: Motown Legends, Vol. 1-3, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 2005
no info Funky 80's, Various Artists (10Db), 2005
info Into the Twangy-First Century / Row vs. Wade, Run C&W, 2006
no info Very Best of Japan, Japan, 2006
no info Caught Up In a Moment, Craig T. Cooper, 2006
no info Crucial Reggae Soul Party, Various Artists (Chosen Few), 2006
no info Eighties: The Best Of, Various Artists (Japan), 2006
no info Chronicles: Music Inspired by the Big Chill, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 2006
info Hits of the '60s, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 2006
no info To Mum Love Motown, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 2006
no info The Soul Story, Vol. 3, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 2006
no info 60s Classic Rock, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 2006
no info Heavy Rotation All Star Compilation, Vol. 5: Strictly R&B, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 2006
no info The Definitive Collection & Timeless Love, Smokey Robinson, 2006
no info Gold, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, 2006
no info Greatest Hits, The Miracles, 2006
no info Motown Two, Michael McDonald, 2006 (bonus disc)
no info Soul Sax Tribute to Smokey Robinson, 2006
no info K-Tel Presents: Back to the 80's, Various Artists (10 Db), 2006
info The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 7: 1967, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 2007
no info You Must Be Love: The Love Collection, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, 2007
no info Motown Number 1's, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 2007
no info More Motown Classics Gold, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 2007
no info Soul Patrol (DVD), Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 2007
no info Absolute Radio Hits, Various Artists (Japan), 2007
no info Original Electro-Pop Box Set, Various Artists (Japan), 2007
no info Second Chance, Thelma Jones, 2007
no info R&B Soul, Martha Reeves/The Miracles, 2007
no info A Collector's R&B Dream: 1968, Vol. 1, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 2008
no info Best of Diana Ross: Green Series, Diana Ross and the Supremes, 2008
info Motown: The Complete No. 1's, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 2008
info 60's Music Revolution, Various Artists (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), 2012
info 12/30/12, Boulder, CO, Yonder Mountain String Band, 2012
info 2/9/14, Jacksonville Beach, FL, Yonder Mountain String Band, 2014
info From The Archives 7/4/20, Splintered Sunlight, 2020
info Shred 420, Grateful Shred, 2021

Only a selection of various artists compilations that include Smokey Robinson & The Miracles versions of I Second That Emotion have been included in the above list. The song was later recorded by The Miracles (without Smokey Robinson). Only a few of the many compilations that include the re-recorded version are listed above.

 
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