Smoke Signals is a studio album by the American singer Smokey Robinson, released in 1986 by Motown.

[1][2] "Be Kind to the Growing Mind", featuring the Temptations, encourages songwriters to avoid distasteful lyrics.

[4] Robinson supported the album with a North American tour.

[5] The Houston Chronicle wrote: "Less personal than many of his solo projects, Smoke Signals is reassuring, if not a renewal for Robinson.

"[6] The San Diego Union-Tribune noted that Robinson "retains his inimitable sense of cheerful optimism and wholesomeness.