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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]
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.
This is the first Spinners compilation and represents the string of recordings that the group made for Motown from 1964 to 1970. The group had persistent difficulties recording with the label on a consistent schedule, spending over a year signed to Motown before their first recording session and only producing two studio albums in that time.
The Best of the Spinners: 124 37 — Motown: 1977 Smash Hits — — 37 Atlantic: 1978 The Best of the Spinners: 115 56 — 1991 A One of a Kind Love Affair: The Anthology — — — 1993 The Very Best of the Spinners — — — Rhino: 1997 The Very Best of the Spinners, Vol. 2 — — — 2000 Their Early Years — — — Tri-Phi 2001 ...
The Best of the Spinners is the name of several compilations, including: The Best of the Spinners, released on Motown, covering 1960s singles and their first two studio albums; The Best of the Spinners, released on Atlantic, covering the 1970s studio albums on Atlantic produced by Thom Bell
Sung as a duet with Spinners main lead singer Bobby Smith and the Spinners, who were one of the most popular groups of the decade, the song became Warwick's first ever single to reach number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 [2] and also became her highest-charting R&B record of the 1970s, reaching number two on that chart, behind Barry White's ...
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 ...
Also that same year, the Spinners' original version was featured in the film Dead Presidents. In 1999, rap group TRU, featuring Master P sampled it on their single "Tru Homies", from their album Da Crime Family. "Tru Homies" peaked at No.6 on the Hot Rap Singles and No.61 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.