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The Best of the Detroit Spinners
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Track Listing
- I'll Be Around
- Could It Be I'm Falling In Love
- One Of A Kind (Love Affair)
- Ghetto Child
- Mighty Love
- I'm Coming Home
- Then Came You
- Love Don't Love Nobody
- How Could I Let You Get Away
- Living A Little Laughing A Little
- Sadie
- They Just Can't Stop It (The Games People Play)
- Love Or Leave
- Wake Up Susan
- Rubberband Man
- You're Throwing A Good Love Away
- If You Wanna Do A Dance
- Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me Girl
- Cupid/I've Loved You For A Long Time
- Funny How Time Slips Away
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #100003 in Music
- Released on: 2000-02-14
- Number of discs: 1
Customer Reviews
Seventies soul classics
Two very different groups called the Spinners were formed in the fifties - an American R+B group and a British folk group. Neither group disputed the other's use of the name as has sometimes happened in other cases. When the need arose, the American group became identified in Britain by adding a prefix. Originally known in Britain as the Motown Spinners, they became the Detroit Spinners after leaving Motown for Atlantic. To avoid confusing myself and other Brits, I'll call them the (Detroit) Spinners. When I review music by the folk group, I'll call them the (British) Spinners to avoid confusing my American friends.
Despite being formed in the fifties and signing to Motown in the early sixties, the (Detroit) Spinners struggled to make an impact although they eventually had a British and American top twenty hit with It's a shame (written by Stevie Wonder). Their Motown music, including that track, is available elsewhere (and definitely worth a listen). This compilation focuses on their commercially successful years after they left Motown.
During their time with Atlantic, the (Detroit) Spinners had three different lead singers, these being Bobby Smith, Philip Wynne and John Edwards. In the early eighties, further line-up changes took their toll and the group faded into obscurity. Before that happened, they left a legacy of wonderful soul music.
Their classic hits include I'll be around (which provided them with a great start to their Atlantic career in America), Could it be I'm falling in love (which consolidated their American success and came close to giving them a UK top ten hit), Ghetto child (another huge American success and their first UK top ten hit), Then came you (with Dionne Warwick - an American number one hit but only a minor UK hit), The rubber band man (which returned them to the UK top twenty), Working my way back to you / Forgive me girl (the first part of this medley is a cover of a Four Seasons song - the single gave them a UK number one hit and an American number two hit) and Cupid / I've loved you for a long time (a British and American top ten hit that marked the end of their glory years in both countries).
If you enjoy seventies soul music, the (Detroit) Spinners are definitely worth a listen. This compilation includes all their essential Atlantic hits. If you enjoy it as much as I think you will, you may also like to investigate their Motown recordings.
The Best of the Best
Listen to any soul or oldies station and it not long before a spinners track is played. Here we have most if not all of their greatest post Motown hits, from I'll be round, Could it be I'm falling in love to covers of Sam Cooks Cupid and the Four Season Working my way back to you. All track you will play again and again. A great CD to have to replace your old LP's.
superb / hard to find for all spinners fans all atlantic rec
great traks keep coming and coming all the way to the end.... atlantic recordings that just roll back the sands of time, look out for them all but especially rubberband man / ill be around / sadie and probably all of the rest
