Shop Around is one of the most historically significant songs in American music. Released in 1960, the track not only propelled Smokey Robinson & The Miracles to stardom but also helped Berry Gordy's Motown Records break through into the mainstream Pop market. The song is an upbeat, instructional Soul/R&B track in which lead singer Smokey Robinson relays his mother's advice to wisely seek out a partner ("shop around"). The initial version was recorded at a slower tempo, but at Berry Gordy's insi