"The
Tears Of A Clown" was the only #1 hit for Smokey Robinson and
The Miracles. The lyrics are about a man who puts on a happy face,
but is truly devastated when his girl leaves him. Released on the
1968 LP 'Make It Happen', it was put out as a single in England in
1970, where it went to #1. This prompted Motown to release it as a
single in the US, where it also hit #1.
