personnel : the miracles william '' smokey '' robinson - lead vocals ; tenor / falsetto vocals ronald white - baritone vocals warren '' pete '' moore - bass vocals , vocal arrangements robert rogers - 2nd tenor vocals ( co-lead vocals on '' you 've really got a hold on me '' ) claudette rogers robinson - soprano vocals ( co-lead vocals on '' way over there '' ) marv tarplin - guitar the funk brothers - instruments members of the detroit symphony orchestra conducted by gordon staples - strings track listing singles chart peak positions from billboard charts ; no r & b chart existed from november 30 , 1963 , through january 23 , 1965 .