The Best of the Spinners (1978 album)

The Best of the Spinners
A painting of a hand putting a needle on a golden LP
Greatest hits album by
The Spinners
Released1978 (1978)
RecordedVarious sessions from 1970 to 1977
Studio
GenreSoul
LanguageEnglish
LabelAtlantic
ProducerThom Bell
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 greatest hits album from Philly soul vocal group The Spinners, released on Atlantic Records.

Recording and release

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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

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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

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  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

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Burgess, A. Ace (1976-03-25). "The Spinners Celebrate 20th Anniversary". Jet. Vol. XLIX, no. 26. Johnson Publishing, Company, Inc. p. 60. ISSN 0021-5996.
  2. ^ "The Spinners – Classic Motown". Motown. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  3. ^ Williams, Jean (1977-04-02). "Vocalist Wynn Is Learning Finances". General News. Billboard. Vol. 90, no. 11. p. 35. ISSN 0006-2510.
  4. ^ Grein, Paul (1979-11-10). "Wonder-ful Party Plugs New Album". Soul Sauce. Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 45. p. 54. ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. ^ Grein, Paul (1979-11-17). "Spinners Spinning to Belated Dance Beat on New LP". Talent. Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 46. pp. 34, 40. ISSN 0006-2510.
  6. ^ Wynn, Ron. "The Spinners – The Best of The Spinners". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  7. ^ "US Albums Charts > The Spinners". AllMusic Guide. Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
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