Games People Play (The Spinners song)
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"Games People Play", also known as "'They Just Can't Stop It' The (Games People Play)", is a song recorded by American
Hot Soul Singles chart and peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] Recorded at Philadelphia's Sigma Sound Studios, the house band MFSB
provided the backing.
Female backing vocals on the song were performed by RIAA-certified million seller for the Spinners.[2]
Credits
- Lead vocals by Bobby Smith, Pervis Jackson, and Evette Benton
- Background vocals by Philippé Wynne, Pervis Jackson, Henry Fambrough, Billy Henderson, and the Sweethearts of Sigma: Barbara Ingram, Carla L. Benson and Evette Benton
- Instrumentation by various MFSB
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian RPM Top Singles[3] | 21 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 5 |
| US Billboard Easy Listening[5] | 2 |
| US Billboard Hot Soul Singles | 1 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[6] | 2 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1975) | Rank |
|---|---|
| Canada[7] | 89 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[8] | 25 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 545.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ^ "Bienvenue au site Web Bibliothèque et Archives Canada / Welcome to the Library and Archives Canada website". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "Adult Contemporary Music Chart". Billboard. 1975-10-25. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ^ "Top 100 1975-10-25". Cashbox Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
- ^ "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1975". cashboxmagazine.com. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
External links
- Song review on Allmusic
- Song review at Songfacts
- Spinners - Games People Play on YouTube
