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"I'll Be Around" is a song recorded by the American R&B vocal group The Spinners (known as "Detroit Spinners" in the UK). It was co-written by Thom Bell and Phil Hurtt and produced by Bell. Recorded at Philadelphia's Sigma Sound Studios , the house band MFSB provided the backing.
The Spinners were in the limelight again in 2003 when an Elton John track was re-issued featuring them on backing vocals. In 1977, the Spinners had recorded two versions of "Are You Ready for Love" at the Philadelphia studios. One had all of the Spinners, the other with only lead singer Philippé Wynne on backing vocals.
Spinners is the third studio album recorded by American R&B group The Spinners, produced by Thom Bell and released in March 1973 on the Atlantic label. The album was the group's first for Atlantic after leaving Motown .
Robert Steel Smith (April 10, 1936 – March 16, 2013), [1] professionally known as Bobby Smith, also spelled Bobbie, was an American R&B singer notable as the principal lead singer of the classic Motown/Philly group, The Spinners [2] [3] (also known as the Detroit Spinners or the Motown Spinners), throughout its history. He was the principal ...
Spinners "I'll Be Around" (B-side) 3 1 31 79 6 — RIAA: Gold [4] "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" 4 1 14 — 12 11 RIAA: Gold [4] 1973 "One of a Kind (Love Affair)" 11 1 19 — 16 — RIAA: Gold [4] "Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music" 91 — — — — — 2nd Time Around "Ghetto Child" 29 4 20 — 60 7 Spinners: 1974 "Mighty Love (Part ...
The Spinners were nominated for six Grammy Awards and they received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, [3] the second star for a musical group consisting of Afro Americans. Henderson remained with the group for exactly half a century, until 2004. [1] [2] He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023 as a member of ...
"I'll Be Around" is the second single released from American rapper Rappin' 4-Tay's second album, Don't Fight the Feelin' (1994). The song both samples the music and retains the original chorus of the Spinners' song of the same name, though Rappin' 4-Tay replaced the song's original lyrics with his own.
The Original Spinners (released in the UK as The Detroit Spinners) is the 1967 debut album by The Spinners for Motown Records. The LP includes the group's earliest singles on the label (such as Top 20 R&B hits "I'll Always Love You" and "Truly Yours"), as well as their first ever single "That's What Girls Are Made For" (which was released on the already defunct Tri-Phi Record label).