chart in tandem with its B-side: the Emmylou Harris duet "The Sweetest Gift", and No. 42 in 1976 on the UK Singles Chart. Ronstadt later scored another of her biggest hits with her 1978 single "Ooh Baby Baby" which was a remake of the Miracles' hit single release precedent to "The Tracks of My Tears". Ronstadt and Smokey Robinson performed both "The Tracks of My Tears" and "Ooh Baby Baby" on the Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever special broadcast on May 16, 1983. Chart performance Weekly charts Year-end charts Other versions In 1967, "The Tracks of My Tears" was covered by Johnny Rivers. His version of the song reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and No. 8 in Canada. Aretha Franklin recorded the song for her Soul '69 album from which it was issued as a single although as the B-side. Franklin's version of "The Weight" became the favored track with "Tracks of My Tears" peaking at No. 76 Pop and No. 21 R&B. Shirley covered the song in 1977, reaching No. 20 in Australia. A 1982 version by Colin Blunstone reached No. 60 in the UK Singles Chart. English pop duo Go West covered the song as "Tracks of My Tears" and released it as a single on September 20, 1993. Their version reached No. 16 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 38 on the Icelandic Singles Chart, and No. 82 on the Canadian RPM'' Top Singles chart. References Bibliography External links See The Miracles perform the song on YouTube List of cover versions of "The Tracks of My Tears" at SecondHandSongs.com 1965 songs 1965 singles 1967 singles 1969 singles 1975 singles 1993 singles 2007 singles Motown singles United States National Recording Registry recordings Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients The Miracles songs Aretha Franklin songs Johnny Rivers songs Linda Ronstadt songs Go West (band) songs Songs written by Smokey Robinson Songs written by Warren "Pete" Moore Songs written by Marv Tarplin Songs about loneliness Song recordings produced by Smokey Robinson Tamla Records singles Song recordings produced by Peter Asher Chrysalis Records singles Asylum Records singles