" The Man in You" is a 1964 R&B song by The Miracles

The Miracles

The Miracles are an American rhythm and blues group from Detroit, Michigan, notable as the first successful group act for Berry Gordy's Motown Record Corporation . Their single "Shop Around" was Motown's first million-selling hit record, and the group went on to become one of Motown's signature...

on Motown Records

Motown Records

Motown is a record label originally founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation in Detroit, Michigan, United States, on April 14, 1960. The name, a portmanteau of motor and town, is also a nickname for Detroit...

 Tamla subsidiary label (TAMLA 54092). This song was written by Miracles lead singer Bill "Smokey" Robinson

Smokey Robinson

William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is one of the primary figures associated with Motown, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy...

, and was produced by Robinson and Motown President/founder Berry Gordy Jr.. One of several gospel-styled call and response

Call and response

Call and response is a form of "spontaneous verbal and non-verbal interaction between speaker and listener in which all of the statements are punctuated by expressions from the listener."...

 tunes the group issued in 1964,this song reached # 59 on the Billboard Pop chart, and the top 20 of the Cash Box R&B chart, peaking at # 12. (Billboard had temporarily suspended it's R&B chart during this time).The song was recorded on August 17th 1963, and was the group's first single release of 1964.*

After the million-selling success of their hit Shop Around

Shop Around

"Shop Around" is a 1960 single by The Miracles for the Tamla label, catalog number T 54034. It is notable as being the label's first #1 hit on the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart, and also hit #2 on the Hot 100....

,Smokey and the other Miracles,(Bobby Rogers

Bobby Rogers

Bobby Rogers is an American soul singer and songwriter, notable as a member of Motown Records' first signed act and first million selling group The Miracles from 1956 to present. He is also the grandfather of R&B singer Brandi Williams from R&B girl group Blaque-Life:Rogers is the son of the late...

,wife Claudette Robinson, Pete Moore

Pete Moore

Pete Moore is an African American soul singer, record producer, and songwriter, notable as the bass singer for Motown group The Miracles from 1955 onwards, and is one of the group's original members...

, Ronnie White, and Marv Tarplin

Marv Tarplin

Marvin "Marv" Tarplin was an American guitarist and songwriter, best known as the guitarist for The Miracles from the 1950s through the early 1970s. He was one of the group's original members and co-wrote several of their biggest hits, including the 2007 Grammy Hall Of Fame inducted "The Tracks...

) recorded several tunes between 1961-1964 , with the main theme centering around "parental advice". In this song,It's the father who's giving pearls of wisdom,advising Smokey,as the song's narrator, about the importance of "being a man",being loyal,and treating your wife or girlfriend right,despite the fact that every man has "a boy in his heart" that would lead him to do otherwise ."(You Can't Let the Boy Overpower) The Man in You'.
This song was not one of the group's more successful singles, and did not appear on any original Miracles studio album , not even making the group's first greatest hits album, The Miracles' Greatest Hits from the Beginning

Greatest Hits from the Beginning

Greatest Hits from the Beginning is a compilation double LP by The Miracles released in 1965. It covers most of the group's hits from their pre-1965 albums, such as "Shop Around", "Who's Loving You", "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" and "Mickey's Monkey" as well as the non-album singles from 1964...

, but,since then, has appeared on several Miracles "Greatest Hits" Cd compilations, including the group's 4 CD 35th Anniversary Collection, and has spawned a cover version by Chuck Jackson

Chuck Jackson

Chuck Jackson is an R&B singer who was one of the first artists to record material by Burt Bacharach and Hal David successfully. He has performed with moderate success since 1961...

. The song's "B" side was the popular "Heartbreak Road".

Personnel The Miracles

The Miracles

The Miracles are an American rhythm and blues group from Detroit, Michigan, notable as the first successful group act for Berry Gordy's Motown Record Corporation . Their single "Shop Around" was Motown's first million-selling hit record, and the group went on to become one of Motown's signature...

• Smokey Robinson
  Smokey Robinson
  William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is one of the primary figures associated with Motown, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy...
  
  
• Claudette Robinson
• Pete Moore
  Pete Moore
  Pete Moore is an African American soul singer, record producer, and songwriter, notable as the bass singer for Motown group The Miracles from 1955 onwards, and is one of the group's original members...
  
  
• Ronnie White
• Bobby Rogers
  Bobby Rogers
  Bobby Rogers is an American soul singer and songwriter, notable as a member of Motown Records' first signed act and first million selling group The Miracles from 1956 to present. He is also the grandfather of R&B singer Brandi Williams from R&B girl group Blaque-Life:Rogers is the son of the late...
  
  
• Marv Tarplin
  Marv Tarplin
  Marvin "Marv" Tarplin was an American guitarist and songwriter, best known as the guitarist for The Miracles from the 1950s through the early 1970s. He was one of the group's original members and co-wrote several of their biggest hits, including the 2007 Grammy Hall Of Fame inducted "The Tracks...