The Best of the Spinners (1978 album)

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The Best of the Spinners
The Spinners
Released1978 (1978)
RecordedVarious sessions from 1970 to 1977
Studio
  • Kaye–Smith Studios, Seattle, Washington, United States
  • Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
The Spinners
chronology
8
(1977) 		The Best of the Spinners
(1978) 		From Here to Eternally
(1979)
The Spinners compilations chronology
Smash Hits

(1977) 		The Best of the Spinners
(1978)

The Best of the Spinners is a 1978

vocal group The Spinners, released on Atlantic Records
.

Recording and release

This is the second domestic Spinners compilation (after a 1977 British compilation,

Smash Hits) and includes recordings from a series of successful albums produced by Thom Bell for Atlantic Records in the 1970s.[1] A previous compilation by the same name from 1973 collects the group's first singles and tracks from their two Motown albums.[2] By 1977, vocalist Philippé Wynne left the group for a solo career and to work in the music business,[3] leading to a commercial decline for the group and a pair of less successful albums in 1977. This compilation came at the end of their collaboration with Bell: they would record the 1979 release From Here to Eternally with him, as well as a few tracks for his film The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh,[4] but the group enlisted a different producer for their disco release Dancin' and Lovin' later that year.[5]

Reception

The editors of

AllMusic Guide scored this compilation 4.5 out of five stars, with reviewer Ron Wynn calling this "a definitive work" until Atlantic released a two-disc set in the compact disc era.[6]

Track listing

  1. "
    I'll Be Around
    " – 3:10
  2. "How Could I Let You Get Away" – 3:45
  3. "One of a Kind (Love Affair)" – 3:19
  4. "Mighty Love" – 4:56
  5. "Ghetto Child" – 3:47
  6. "Then Came You" – 3:57
  7. "Sadie" – 3:30
  8. "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" – 4:12
  9. "
    They Just Can't Stop It The (Games People Play)
    " – 3:28
  10. "The Rubberband Man" – 3:32

Chart performance

The Best of the Spinners reached 56 on the R&B chart and peaked at 115 on the Billboard 200.[7]

See also

  • List of 1978 albums

References

  1. ISSN 0021-5996
    .
  2. ^ "The Spinners – Classic Motown". Motown. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  3. ISSN 0006-2510
    .
  4. ISSN 0006-2510
    .
  5. ISSN 0006-2510
    .
  6. AllMusic Guide
    . Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  7. AllMusic Guide. Archived from the original
    on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2010-01-17.

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