Album
Spinners
1973 · Funk / Soul
8 collectors on Gatefold own this
Spinners is a Soul & Funk album by Spinners, originally released in 1973. On Gatefold: 53 pressings tracked, owned by 8 collectors.
About
The Spinners’ 1973 LP was self-titled because it represented a new start for the group. They had a new label (Atlantic), a new lead singer (Phillipe Wynne), and a new studio team (Sigma Sound Studios, in Philadelphia). This confluence of fresh ideas helped create one of the great soul masterpieces of the early '70s, one that boasted a trifecta of hits in “I’ll Be Around,” “Could It Be I’m Falling in Love," and “How Could I Let You Get Away.” The first song is one of the most seductive arrangements of all time, courtesy of Thom Bell. A sequence of guitar and bells chime as a heartbeat-like drum pattern builds from behind, drawing in listeners. The rest of the album followed the lead of its brilliant hit singles, creating a sound that was at once mature and perfectly sweet. Of the lesser-known tracks, the best are “Just You and Me Baby” and “One of a Kind (Love Affair),” in which the group’s cascading harmonies fall around a set of cyclical rhythms.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Just Can't Get You Out Of My Mind3:42
- A2Just You And Me Baby2:56
- A3Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You4:01
- A4I Could Never (Repay Your Love)6:56
- A5I'll Be Around3:10
Side B
- B1One Of A Kind (Love Affair)3:31
- B2We Belong Together4:12
- B3Ghetto Child3:47
- B4How Could I Let You Get Away3:46
- B5Could It Be I'm Falling In Love4:13
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Classic Soul
- velvety
- tender
- soulful
Spinners is the third studio album recorded by American R&B group The Spinners, produced by Thom Bell and released in April 1973 on the Atlantic label. The album was the group's first for Atlantic after leaving Motown.
Spinners includes their first American top-ten and R&B number-one hit "I'll Be Around", along with the successful songs "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love", "One of a Kind (Love Affair)", "Ghetto Child", and "How Could I Let You Get Away". The album was also the second of fourteen straight studio albums to make the Billboard 200, and their first in the Top-twenty, as it reached #14 on the charts. Additionally, it was their first of three consecutive R&B albums chart-toppers - and the second to hit those charts overall.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Barbara IngramBACKING VOCALS
- Billy HendersonPERFORMER , TENOR VOCALS TENOR VOCALS
- Bobbie SmithPERFORMER , TENOR VOCALS TENOR VOCALS
- Bobby EliGUITAR MUSICIAN , GUITAR
- Bobby MartinFRENCH HORN MUSICIAN , FRENCH HORN
- Carla BensonBACKING VOCALS
- Don RenaldoMUSICIAN , STRINGS STRINGS
- Earl YoungDRUMS MUSICIAN , DRUMS
- Eddie KeskarellaMUSICIAN , TROMBONE TROMBONE
- Evette BentonBACKING VOCALS
- Fred JoinerMUSICIAN , TROMBONE TROMBONE
- Henry FambroughBARITONE VOCALS PERFORMER , BARITONE VOCALS
- Jack FaithALTO SAXOPHONE, FLUTE MUSICIAN , ALTO SAXOPHONE, FLUTE
- Joe De AngelisFRENCH HORN MUSICIAN , FRENCH HORN
- Larry WashingtonBONGOS, CONGAS CONGAS, BONGOS MUSICIAN , CONGAS, BONGOS
- Linda CreedBACKING VOCALS
- Norman HarrisGUITAR MUSICIAN , GUITAR
- Pervis JacksonBASS VOCALS PERFORMER , BASS VOCALS
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