Yester Love

"Yester Love"
Single by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
from the album Special Occasion
B-side"Much Better Off"
ReleasedMay 13, 1968
RecordedHitsville USA (Studio A): December 18, 1967
GenreSoul/pop
Length2:16
LabelTamla
T 54167
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles singles chronology
"If You Can Want"
(1967)
"Yester Love"
(1968)
"Special Occasion"
(1968)
Music video
Listen to "Yester Love" on YouTube

"Yester Love" (Tamla 54167) was a 1968 song by American vocal group The Miracles (aka "Smokey Robinson" and The Miracles) on its Tamla subsidiary label. It was recorded on December 18, 1967 (released on May 13, 1968), and was included on the group's 1968 album Special Occasion. Composed by Miracles lead singer Smokey Robinson, and Motown staff songwriter Al Cleveland and produced by Robinson, the song was a US Billboard top 40 pop hit, peaking at No. 31, and a top 10 R&B hit as well, peaking at No. 9. It also reached No. 24 on the US Cash Box Top 100. In Canada, the song reached No. 28.