I always thought that smokey has a falsetto voice ,going back to the traditions of doo-wop,which,as he started singing in the 50's he must have been heavily influenced by,as for singing in a 10 yr old girl voice,then,you might as well say that Little anthony sang with the voice of an 8 yr old,again, going back to doo-wop,or, is it that smokey is motown personified who after 50 yrs getting all the recognition he so greatly deserves at last.
motown doesn't suck
it's the main reason we're here
smokey for me anyway