The Tears Of A Clown

Written by Hank Cosby, Smokey Robinson, and Stevie Wonder, this song first appeared on the Miracles' 1967 album Make It Happen before becoming a number-one hit in both the UK (1970) and US (on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts). The international multi-million seller was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002 and ranked number 313 on Rolling Stone's 2021 list of the "Top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time."