There have been at least three groups called The Spinners: 1. a soul group,… Read Full Bio ↴There have been at least three groups called The Spinners: 1. a soul group, 2. a 1960s folk group and 3. a Turkish female punk band.
1. A soul group of the early '70s, creating a body of work that defined the lush, seductive sound of Philly soul. In the UK they were known as "The Detroit Spinners" to avoid confusion with British band The Spinners. The band's roots lay in Detroit, where they formed as a doo wop group during the late '50s. Throughout the '60s, the Spinners tried to land a hit by adapting to the shifting fashions of R&B and pop. By the mid-'60s, they had signed with Motown Records, but the label never gave the group much consideration. "It's a Shame" became a hit in 1970, but the label continued to ignore the group, and dropped the band two years later. Unsigned and featuring new lead singer Phillipe Wynne, the Spinners seemed destined to never break into the big leagues, but they managed to sign with Atlantic Records, where they began working with producer Thom Bell. With his assistance, the Spinners developed a distinctive sound, one that relied on Wynne's falsetto and the group's intricate vocal harmonies. Bell provided the group with an appropriately detailed production, creating a detailed web of horns, strings, backing vocals, and lightly funky rhythms. Between 1972 and 1977, the Spinners and Bell recorded a number of soul classics, including "I'll Be Around," "Could It Be I'm Fallin in Love," "Mighty Love," "Ghetto Child," "Then Came You," "Games People Play," and "The Rubberband Man." Wynne left in 1977 and the Spinners had hits for a few years after his departure, but the group will always be remembered for its classic mid-'70s work. Originally, called the Domingoes, the Spinners formed when the quintet were high school students in the Detroit suburb of Ferndale in 1957. At the time, the group featured Bobbie Smith, Pervis Jackson, George W. Dixon, Billy Henderson, and Henry Fambrough. Four years later, they came to the attention of producer Harvey Fuqua, who began recording the group -- who were now called the Spinners -- for his Tri-Phi Records. The band's first single, "That's What Girls Are Made For," became a Top Ten R&B hit upon its 1961 release and featured Smith on vocals. Following its release, Dixon was replaced by Edgar "Chico" Edwards. Over the next few years, the group released a series of failed singles, and when Tri-Phi was bought out by Motown in the mid-'60s, the Spinners became part of the larger company's roster. By that time, Edwards had been replaced by G.C. Cameron. Though the Spinners had some R&B hits at Motown during the late '60s, including "I'll Always Love You" and "Truly Yours," they didn't have a genuine crossover success until 1970, when Stevie Wonder gave the group "It's a Shame." Motown never concentrated on the Spinners, and they let the group go in 1972. Before the band signed with Atlantic Records, Phillipe Wynne replaced Cameron as the group's lead vocalist. Wynne had previously sung with Catfish and Bootsy Collins. At Atlantic Records, the Spinners worked with producer Thom Bell, who gave the group a lush, seductive sound, complete with sighing strings, a tight rhythm section, sultry horns, and a slight funk underpinning. Wynne quickly emerged as a first-rate soul singer, and the combination of the group's harmonies, Wynne's soaring leads, and Bell's meticulous production made the Spinners the most popular soul group of the '70s. Once the group signed with Atlantic, they became a veritable hit machine, topping the R&B and pop charts with songs like "I'll Be Around," "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love," "One of a Kind (Love Affair)," "Ghetto Child," "Rubberband Man," and "You're Throwing a Good Love Away." Not only were their singles hits, but their albums constantly went gold and charted in the Top 20. Wynne left the band to pursue a solo career in 1977; he was replaced by John Edwards. Though none of Wynne's solo records were big hits, his tours with Parliament-Funkadelic were well-received, as were his solo concerts. In October 1984, he died of a heart attack during a concert in Oakland, CA. The Spinners, meanwhile, had a number of minor hits in the late '70s, highlighted by their disco covers of "Working My Way Back to You" and the medley "Cupid/I've Loved You for a Long Time." During the early '80s, they had several minor hits before fading away from the charts and entering the oldies circuit, reprising their earlier material for 1999's new studio effort At Their Best. Long time founding members Billy Henderson and Pervis Jackson have since deceased.
2. The Spinners were a folk group from Liverpool, England, that formed in September 1958. The group was unusual for its time in having a multiracial membership.
They variously had four albums in the UK Albums Chart between September 1970 and April 1972. One of them, Spinners Live Performance (1971), spent three months in the listing and peaked at No. 14.
The band began as a skiffle group with a mainly American repertoire, until they were prompted by Redd Sullivan, a seaman, to include sea shanties and English folk songs. They started out as the Gin Mill Skiffle Group, which included guitarist Tony Davis and washboard player Mick Groves. The group played the Cavern Club, Liverpool for the first time on Friday 18 January 1957, with the Muskrat Jazz Band and the Liverpool University Jazz Band. They played there on a number of occasions on Friday 24 May; Sunday 26 May; Wednesday 5 June; Wednesday 3 July and Friday 16 August 1957. In September 1958 they became the Spinners. They founded a folk club in Liverpool, the 'Triton Club', but soon were performing in London at places such as 'the Troubadour'. Their first album, Songs Spun in Liverpool, was recorded by Bill Leader from live performances. In 1962 Peter Kennedy of the English Folk Dance & Song Society recorded an album with them called Quayside Songs Old & New. In 1963 Philips Records signed them, and they recorded eight more albums over the next eight years. They signed for EMI Records in the early 1970s.
They became popular by reviving some of the greatest folk music and singing new songs in the same vein. Although sounding like traditional English folk songs, some of their material was in fact composed by Jones, such as "The Ellan Vannin Tragedy" and "The Marco Polo". One of their best known songs, particularly in their native Liverpool, was "In My Liverpool Home", written by Peter McGovern in 1962. Cliff Hall also introduced traditional Jamaican songs to their repertoire. One of their albums was called Not Quite Folk.
They produced over forty albums, and made numerous concerts and TV appearances. In 1970, they were given their own television show on BBC One that ran for seven years. They also had their own show on BBC Radio 2. They retired in 1988, after thirty years together, although they led the community singing at the 1989 FA Cup Final and played some Christmas shows in the early 1990s. Members of the group still perform, although Cliff Hall retired to Australia, where he died in 2008.
Their version of the Ewan MacColl song, "Dirty Old Town", was included in the Terence Davies' 2008 memoir/documentary of Liverpool, Of Time and the City. A biography of the group 'Fried Bread and Brandy-O' (the title of their signature tune) was written by Liverpool journalist David Stuckey (with a foreword by Pete Seeger) to coincide with their 25th anniversary, and published by Robson Books.
In 2009 The Liverpool Barrow Boys from Songs Spun in Liverpool was included in Topic Records 70 year anniversary boxed set Three Score and Ten as track 19 on the 6th CD.
Band members
Tony Davis (born 24 August 1930, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, died 10 February 2017)
Mick Groves (born Salford, Lancashire, England)
Cliff Hall (born Clifford Samuel Hall, 11 September 1925, Oriente Province, Cuba, died 26 June 2008, Adelaide, South Australia)
Hughie Jones (born Liverpool, England)
3. The Spinners were a female punk band from Turkey, active in the late 80's and early 90's. They released a demo called “Lalala” in 1991.
1. A soul group of the early '70s, creating a body of work that defined the lush, seductive sound of Philly soul. In the UK they were known as "The Detroit Spinners" to avoid confusion with British band The Spinners. The band's roots lay in Detroit, where they formed as a doo wop group during the late '50s. Throughout the '60s, the Spinners tried to land a hit by adapting to the shifting fashions of R&B and pop. By the mid-'60s, they had signed with Motown Records, but the label never gave the group much consideration. "It's a Shame" became a hit in 1970, but the label continued to ignore the group, and dropped the band two years later. Unsigned and featuring new lead singer Phillipe Wynne, the Spinners seemed destined to never break into the big leagues, but they managed to sign with Atlantic Records, where they began working with producer Thom Bell. With his assistance, the Spinners developed a distinctive sound, one that relied on Wynne's falsetto and the group's intricate vocal harmonies. Bell provided the group with an appropriately detailed production, creating a detailed web of horns, strings, backing vocals, and lightly funky rhythms. Between 1972 and 1977, the Spinners and Bell recorded a number of soul classics, including "I'll Be Around," "Could It Be I'm Fallin in Love," "Mighty Love," "Ghetto Child," "Then Came You," "Games People Play," and "The Rubberband Man." Wynne left in 1977 and the Spinners had hits for a few years after his departure, but the group will always be remembered for its classic mid-'70s work. Originally, called the Domingoes, the Spinners formed when the quintet were high school students in the Detroit suburb of Ferndale in 1957. At the time, the group featured Bobbie Smith, Pervis Jackson, George W. Dixon, Billy Henderson, and Henry Fambrough. Four years later, they came to the attention of producer Harvey Fuqua, who began recording the group -- who were now called the Spinners -- for his Tri-Phi Records. The band's first single, "That's What Girls Are Made For," became a Top Ten R&B hit upon its 1961 release and featured Smith on vocals. Following its release, Dixon was replaced by Edgar "Chico" Edwards. Over the next few years, the group released a series of failed singles, and when Tri-Phi was bought out by Motown in the mid-'60s, the Spinners became part of the larger company's roster. By that time, Edwards had been replaced by G.C. Cameron. Though the Spinners had some R&B hits at Motown during the late '60s, including "I'll Always Love You" and "Truly Yours," they didn't have a genuine crossover success until 1970, when Stevie Wonder gave the group "It's a Shame." Motown never concentrated on the Spinners, and they let the group go in 1972. Before the band signed with Atlantic Records, Phillipe Wynne replaced Cameron as the group's lead vocalist. Wynne had previously sung with Catfish and Bootsy Collins. At Atlantic Records, the Spinners worked with producer Thom Bell, who gave the group a lush, seductive sound, complete with sighing strings, a tight rhythm section, sultry horns, and a slight funk underpinning. Wynne quickly emerged as a first-rate soul singer, and the combination of the group's harmonies, Wynne's soaring leads, and Bell's meticulous production made the Spinners the most popular soul group of the '70s. Once the group signed with Atlantic, they became a veritable hit machine, topping the R&B and pop charts with songs like "I'll Be Around," "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love," "One of a Kind (Love Affair)," "Ghetto Child," "Rubberband Man," and "You're Throwing a Good Love Away." Not only were their singles hits, but their albums constantly went gold and charted in the Top 20. Wynne left the band to pursue a solo career in 1977; he was replaced by John Edwards. Though none of Wynne's solo records were big hits, his tours with Parliament-Funkadelic were well-received, as were his solo concerts. In October 1984, he died of a heart attack during a concert in Oakland, CA. The Spinners, meanwhile, had a number of minor hits in the late '70s, highlighted by their disco covers of "Working My Way Back to You" and the medley "Cupid/I've Loved You for a Long Time." During the early '80s, they had several minor hits before fading away from the charts and entering the oldies circuit, reprising their earlier material for 1999's new studio effort At Their Best. Long time founding members Billy Henderson and Pervis Jackson have since deceased.
2. The Spinners were a folk group from Liverpool, England, that formed in September 1958. The group was unusual for its time in having a multiracial membership.
They variously had four albums in the UK Albums Chart between September 1970 and April 1972. One of them, Spinners Live Performance (1971), spent three months in the listing and peaked at No. 14.
The band began as a skiffle group with a mainly American repertoire, until they were prompted by Redd Sullivan, a seaman, to include sea shanties and English folk songs. They started out as the Gin Mill Skiffle Group, which included guitarist Tony Davis and washboard player Mick Groves. The group played the Cavern Club, Liverpool for the first time on Friday 18 January 1957, with the Muskrat Jazz Band and the Liverpool University Jazz Band. They played there on a number of occasions on Friday 24 May; Sunday 26 May; Wednesday 5 June; Wednesday 3 July and Friday 16 August 1957. In September 1958 they became the Spinners. They founded a folk club in Liverpool, the 'Triton Club', but soon were performing in London at places such as 'the Troubadour'. Their first album, Songs Spun in Liverpool, was recorded by Bill Leader from live performances. In 1962 Peter Kennedy of the English Folk Dance & Song Society recorded an album with them called Quayside Songs Old & New. In 1963 Philips Records signed them, and they recorded eight more albums over the next eight years. They signed for EMI Records in the early 1970s.
They became popular by reviving some of the greatest folk music and singing new songs in the same vein. Although sounding like traditional English folk songs, some of their material was in fact composed by Jones, such as "The Ellan Vannin Tragedy" and "The Marco Polo". One of their best known songs, particularly in their native Liverpool, was "In My Liverpool Home", written by Peter McGovern in 1962. Cliff Hall also introduced traditional Jamaican songs to their repertoire. One of their albums was called Not Quite Folk.
They produced over forty albums, and made numerous concerts and TV appearances. In 1970, they were given their own television show on BBC One that ran for seven years. They also had their own show on BBC Radio 2. They retired in 1988, after thirty years together, although they led the community singing at the 1989 FA Cup Final and played some Christmas shows in the early 1990s. Members of the group still perform, although Cliff Hall retired to Australia, where he died in 2008.
Their version of the Ewan MacColl song, "Dirty Old Town", was included in the Terence Davies' 2008 memoir/documentary of Liverpool, Of Time and the City. A biography of the group 'Fried Bread and Brandy-O' (the title of their signature tune) was written by Liverpool journalist David Stuckey (with a foreword by Pete Seeger) to coincide with their 25th anniversary, and published by Robson Books.
In 2009 The Liverpool Barrow Boys from Songs Spun in Liverpool was included in Topic Records 70 year anniversary boxed set Three Score and Ten as track 19 on the 6th CD.
Band members
Tony Davis (born 24 August 1930, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, died 10 February 2017)
Mick Groves (born Salford, Lancashire, England)
Cliff Hall (born Clifford Samuel Hall, 11 September 1925, Oriente Province, Cuba, died 26 June 2008, Adelaide, South Australia)
Hughie Jones (born Liverpool, England)
3. The Spinners were a female punk band from Turkey, active in the late 80's and early 90's. They released a demo called “Lalala” in 1991.
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Isaiah feat. Murs I'd like if you'd keep me in tow That you already…
Johnny Paycheck When she needs someone to love her in the night She…
Jr. Walker & The All Stars I remember when it all began You couldn't keep your body Fro…
M There's a saying old says that love is blind Still were…
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Teddy Pendergrass Oh girl, oh girl Alright Baby (oh, baby, oh) Keep on lovin'…
The Whispers When times get tough, I want to give it up I…
The O'Jays Lovin' you is such a pleasure Especially when you're holdin'…
The Whispers When times get tough, I want to give it up I…
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12 Days of Christmas On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to…
A Love Like Yours So you think you're mind's made up 'Cause he sold you…
A Tear For The Girl That's what girls are made for To hug and to kiss (That's…
All Day Singing All day singing, supper's on the ground Old folk and young…
Are You Ready for Love Catch a star if you can Wish for something special Let it…
Bad (Ah...yeah) Hmm...hmm Since you've been gone my voice sound…
Bad Bad Weather (Ah...yeah) Hmm...hmm Since you've been gone my voice so…
Be My Love Since I met you I've begun to feel so strange Every…
Children Children go where I send thee. How shall I send thee? I'm…
Clown Oh my baby mi oo consider Mi Lyricks dey for you…
Could It Be I Since I met you I've begun to feel so strange Every…
Could It Be I'm Falling In Lov Since I met you I've begun to feel so strange Every…
Could It Be I'm Falling in Love Since I met you I've begun to feel so strange Every…
Could It Be I'm Falling In Love (Live) Since I met you, I've begun to feel so strange Every…
Could It Be I'm Falling in Love Ensemble Since I met you I've begun to feel so strange Every…
Cupid (Cupid) Cupid draw back your bow (And let) Your arrow go (St…
Cupid (I've Loved You For A Lo Cupid, cupid Draw back your bow And let Your arrow go St…
Cupid / I've Loved You For A Long Time (Cupid) Cupid draw back your bow (And let) Your arrow go (St…
Cupid/I Cupid, cupid Draw back your bow And let Your arrow go St…
Cupid/I've Loved You for a Long Time (Cupid) Cupid draw back your bow (And let) Your arrow go (St…
Didn't I Blow Your Mind I gave my heart and soul to you girl Didn′t I…
Don Sometimes a girl will come and go You reach for love…
Don't Let The Green Grass Fool Girl try to remember when we didn't have no shoes We…
Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You Girl try to remember when we didn't have no shoes We…
Easy Come Looking back I still remember Giving in we're sweet surrende…
Easy Come Easy Go Looking back I still remember Giving in we′re sweet surrende…
For All We Know For all we know We may never meet again Before we go Make…
Funny How Time Slips Away Well hello there Ah, it's been a long, long time How am…
Games People Play Can't get no rest, don't know how I work all…
Ghetto Child When I was seventeen, I ran away from home And from…
Got to Be Love When you have tried to give your all You try to…
He So you think you're mind's made up 'Cause he sold you…
Head Over Heels In Love With You Baby I got nothing but time on my hands I'm gonna use…
Heaven on Earth I can't waste my time Trying every line All the tricks I…
Heavy On The Sunshine Won't you be my island in a stormy sea (Won't you…
Hell Never Love You Like I Do So you think you're mind's made up 'Cause he sold you…
Honest I Do Whenever you feel your world is falling down Love just can't…
Honey I'm in Love with You I got nothing but time on my hands I'm gonna use…
How Can I Like howdy-do Your tin soldiers, your clowns too They're all…
I One of a kind love affair is The kind of love…
I Always Love You So you think you're mind's made up 'Cause he sold you…
I Coul Never So you think you're mind's made up 'Cause he sold you…
I Could Never Like howdy-do Your tin soldiers, your clowns too They're all…
I Don Sometimes a girl will come and go You reach for love…
I Don't Want to Lose You Who do you think you are? Who do you wanna…
I Found Love Sometimes a girl will come and go You reach for love…
I'll Always Love You (Doo doo doo doo doo doo) (Doo doo doo doo doo…
I'll Be Around This is our fork in the road Love's last episode There's now…
I'll e Around This, is our fork in the road Love's last episode There's no…
I'm Comin' Home Sittin' in a railway station with my suitcase in my…
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I'm Tired of Giving you can tell when someones faking you can tell when love…
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If You Can (Oh, baby) Dreams are closer than the skin You wear Love gle…
If You Wanna Do a Dance Hey if you want to dance Get your body on the…
Ill Be Around This, is our fork in the road Love's last episode There's no…
IM COMING HOME Sittin' in a railway station with my suitcase in my…
Imagine Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell below…
Island in the Sun This is my island in the sun Where my people have…
It It's a shame The way you mess around with your…
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It's A Shame It's a shame The way you mess around with your…
It's a Shame (Live) It's a shame, the way you mess around with your…
Its A Shame It's a shame The way you mess around with your…
Its A Shame It's a shame, the way you mess around with your…
Ill Be Around This, is our fork in the road Love's last episode There's no…
Im Coming Home Sittin' in a railway station with my suitcase in my…
I’ll Be Around This, is our fork in the road Love's last episode There's no…
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Just Can't Get You Out of My Mind Just a matter of time I remember I told my sorrow I…
Lazy Susan A princess dressed in dirty rags Pretty dresses on her back…
Living a Little Laugh everyone at the clown He's the best one in town,…
Living a Little, Laughing a Little Laugh everyone at the clown He's the best one in town Ah…
Love I Found You So you think you're mind's made up 'Cause he sold you…
Love Don Sometimes a girl Will come and go You reach for love But …
Love Don't Love Nobody Sometimes a girl will come and go You reach for love…
Love Don’t Love Nobody Sometimes a girl Will come and go You reach for love But …
Love Has Gone Love God, send me an angel from up above Someone who…
Love Has Gone Away Love God, send me an angel from up above Someone who…
Love or Leave When you have tried to give your all You try to…
Love's Gone Bad Love God, send me an angel from up above Someone who…
Maggie May Wake up, Maggie, I think I got something to say to…
Me And My Music I'm the kind of guy who don't mind Sharing anything I've…
Medley: Cupid / I've Loved You For A Long Time (Cupid) Cupid draw back your bow (And let) Your arrow go (St…
Medley: Cupid / I've Loved Your for a Long Time Yeah (Cupid) Girl, it's all right (Cupid) (Cupid) Cupid Dra…
Medley: Cupid/I've Loved You For A Long Time Mmm... mmm... (Cupid) Yeah (Cupid) Girl, it's all right (Cup…
Medley: Working My Way Back to You Forgive Me Girl I'll be working my way back to you, babe, with…
Medley: Working My Way Back to You + Forgive Me Girl Working my way back to you, babe, with a burning…
Medley: Working My Way Back To You / Forgive Me Girl I'll be working my way back to you, babe, with…
Message From A Black Man No matter how hard you try You can't stop…
Mighty Love Once there was a boy and girl Boy said "I love…
Mighty Love Part 1 Once there was a boy and girl Boys said, "I love…
My Lady Love Be my love, for no one else can end this…
My Whole World Ended Hmm Last week my life had meanin' It was beautiful and so…
Never thought I So you think you're mind's made up 'Cause he sold you…
Never Thought I'd Fall In Love Never thought I'd fall in love 'Till you came and took…
Never Thought I'd Fall In Love (Remastered Single Edit Version) Never thought I'd fall in love 'Till you came and took…
Now That We Where are the smiles, the laughter and fun' Something is bug…
Now That You Where are the smiles, the laughter and fun' Something is bu…
O-o-h Child Ooh, ooh, child Things are gonna get easier Ooh, ooh, child …
Oh Be My Love Be my love, for no one else can end this…
One Of A Kind One of a kind love affair is The kind of love…
One Step Away Like howdy-do Your tin soldiers, your clowns too They're all…
Ooh Child Ooh, ooh, child Things are gonna get easier Ooh, ooh, child …
Oooh Child Ooh, ooh, child Things are gonna get easier Ooh, ooh, chil…
Pipedream I think too many would be the loves go slipping through…
Rubber Band Man Hand me down my walkin' cane Hand me down my hat Hurry…
Rubberband Man Hand me down my walkin' cane Hand me down my hat Hurry…
Rubberband Man (Live) Hand me down my walkin? cane Hand me down my hat Hurry…
Sadie In a world like today It's a rare occasion to be…
Shop Around When I became of age my mother called me to…
Since I Been Gone Since i been gone The Spinners Since I been gone Who you b…
Sitting On Top Of The World Some people say what goes around comes around Don't pick me…
Smile, We Can Have Each Other Just say that I'm the one who You will live and…
Some Day At Christmas On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to…
Space Balls If you're livin' in a bubble and you haven't got…
That That's what girls are made for To hug and to kiss (That'…
That's What Girls Are Made For That's what girls are made for To hug and to kiss (That's…
Thats What Girls Are Made For That's what girls are made for To hug and to kiss (That'…
The 12 Days of Christmas On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to…
The Foggy Dew When I was a bachelor heavy and young I followed the…
The Just Can Can't get no rest, don't know how I work all…
the love i lost Sometimes a girl will come and go You reach for love…
The Man In You (Oh, baby) Dreams are closer than the skin You wear Love gle…
The Rubberband Man Hand me down my walkin' cane Hand me down my hat Hurry…
The Twelve Days of Christmas On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to…
The Way You Do The Things You Do So you think you're mind's made up 'Cause he sold you…
Then Came You Ever since I met you Seems I can't forget you The thought…
There's No One Like You I don't mind Steering up a cloudy day When love is on…
They Just Can Can't get no rest Don't know how I work all day When…
They Just Can't Stop It Can't get no rest, don't know how I work all…
They Just Can't Stop It (Games People Pl Can't get no rest Don't know how I work all day When…
They Just Can't Stop It the Can't get no rest, don't know how I work all…
Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music Ho, why should you go to the left Why should I…
Toni My Love Be my love, for no one else can end this…
Wake Up Susan My love is ready My heart is beating fast I'm growing weak…
We Belong Together Where are the smiles, the laughter and fun' Something is bug…
We Wish You A Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry…
WHENEVER YOU CALL ME This is our fork in the road Love's last episode There's n…
Workin' My Way Back to You I'll be working my way back to you, babe, with…
Working My Way Back to You (Live) Oooooooooh-oh-oooooooooh I'll keep working my way back to y…
Working My Way Back to You / Forgive Me I'll be working my way back to you, babe, with…
Working My Way Back to You / Forgive Me, Girl Oooooooooh-oh-oooooooooh I'll keep working my way back to y…
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@charlesgold9016
The Spinners’ “Love Don’t Love Nobody” was one of the finest soul records of the 1970s, and still sounds to me like one of the greatest deep-soul ballads of all time. It was written by Charles Simmons and Joseph Jefferson, whose credits appeared on many Philadephia records of the era; the arrangement and production came from the extremely great Thom Bell, who moulded the hits of the Delfonics and the Stylistics as well those of the Spinners. It also has a lead vocal that shows what was lost to the art of soul singing when Philippé Wynne died in 1984 at the age of 43, after suffering a heart attack on stage in Oakland, Calfornia.
Wynne could decorate a song with wonderfully inventive ornamentation which, by contrast with the work of the narcissists of today’s so-called R&B, never called undue attention to itself but was always in the service of the song, the arrangement, and the production. In that respect he was the peer of Ronald Isley and Teddy Pendergrass. And he was at his exalted best on “Love Don’t Love Nobody”: seven minutes and 13 seconds of soul heaven.
The record begins with Bell’s piano, discreetly shadowed by a bass guitar and vibes, quietly commanding attention. There’s gospel in the cadences, but also a grave delicacy in Bell’s keyboard voicings and a pensive elegance in his touch. It’s the sound of introspection, even the sound of sadness itself, setting Wynne up for his entrance with that heart-rending opening verse: “Sometimes a girl will come and go / You reach for love, but life won’t let you know / That in the end you’ll still be loving her / But then she’s gone, you’re all alone…”
As the track builds, Wynne adds his characteristic inventions to the song but firmly resists the temptation to overdo it. He’s listening to Bell’s arrangement, so spare, so subtly sophisticated as it adds strings and backing voices, and he’s making himself a part of it, even when he jams over the long fade.
One other thing. I was doing some remixing at Sigma Sound in 1974 when I fell into conversation with an engineer, and asked him about Thom Bell. When I told him how much I admired “Love Don’t Love Nobody”, he said that he’d worked on that session a year or so earlier. He told me that the rhythm track had been done in a single take, and that Bell had finished it in tears. That knowledge doesn’t make me listen to it in a different way, but perhaps it does help to explain the very deep connection that it can make.
Richard Williams
@TheKnowledge88
I love being raised by ppl of this generation..when i cook dinner for my family i listen to these songs..and cry because i miss seeing my older aunts and uncles who are no longer here dance to these songs ..forever in my heart until the end of time 😢
@rosiekelly7916
Yes!!!! I totally feel you. .I do the same when cooking, They just don't make music like this no more
@ernestboykin3rd706
Appreciate it bruh it's a blessing real chop!!
@jamestunes3255
I feel you bro
@cashandtheecity
😓🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤
@williamperson5848
D. Lowery, l feel u
@sherreljones4828
If only.i had a man to appreciate me.a great lady.not a cheater.and trusting Jehovah to live the way he wants me too.❤❤❤❤.
@user-fc2bh8wy4x
I am studying to be a Jehovah's witness as well i will pray 🙏 for you my sister and may jehova bless you with the companion your looking for great love my sister. My name is Donny.
@prophetmonitaylor144thousand
Not a jehovah witness beloved, not religious, just a relationship with yahweh through yahshua @user-fc2bh8wy4x
@jayd7531
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