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"Games People Play" is a song written, composed, and performed by American singer-songwriter Joe South, released in August 1968. [1] It entered the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1969 and won the 1970 Grammy Awards for both Best Contemporary Song and the Song of the Year.
Joe South. Joe South (born Joseph Alfred Souter; February 28, 1940 – September 5, 2012) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Best known for his songwriting, South won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1970 for "Games People Play" and was again nominated for the award in 1972 for "Rose Garden".
The Spinners singles chronology. "Sadie". (1975) " Games People Play ". (1975) "Love or Leave". (1975) " Games People Play ", also known as " 'They Just Can't Stop It' The (Games People Play) ", is a song recorded by American R&B vocal group The Spinners. Released in 1975 from their Pick of the Litter album, featuring lead vocals by Bobby Smith ...
"Games People Play" featured guest vocalist Evette L. Benton [13] (though producer Bell disputed this in a UK-based interview, claiming Evette's line was actually group member Henry Fambrough – his voice sped up), [14] and led to the nickname "Mister 12:45" for bass singer Jackson, after his signature vocal line on the song. Now at the height ...
Music. "Games People Play" (The Alan Parsons Project song), 1980. "Games People Play" (Joe South song), 1968; covered by Inner Circle, 1994. "Games People Play" (The Spinners song), also known as "They Just Can't Stop It (The Games People Play)", 1975. Games People Play (album), a 1993 album by Pink Cream 69. The Games People Play (Paul Lamb ...
The Alan Parsons Project. The Alan Parsons Project were a British rock band active between 1975 and 1990, [1] whose core membership consisted of producer, audio engineer, musician, and composer Alan Parsons and singer, songwriter, and pianist Eric Woolfson. They shared writing credits on almost all of their songs, with Parsons producing or co ...
1970 2nd Time Around: 199 46 — — V.I.P. 1973 Spinners: 14 1 — 67 RIAA: Gold [4] Atlantic: 1974 Mighty Love: 16 1 — 24 RIAA: Platinum [4] New and Improved: 9 1 — 45 RIAA: Gold [4] 1975 Pick of the Litter: 8 2 — 31 RIAA: Gold [4] 1976 Happiness Is Being with the Spinners: 25 5 — 41 RIAA: Gold [4] 1977 Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow ...
1969–present. Labels. Columbia. Wilton Frederick "Freddy" Weller (born September 9, 1943) [1] is an American rock and roll and country music and artist. He recorded for Columbia Records between 1969 and 1980. He had his highest charted single in 1969 with his debut release, "Games People Play".