Spinners Live!

1975 live album by The Spinners

Spinners Live!

Live album by

The Spinners

Released

1975 (1975)

Venue

Latin Casino, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Genre

Soul

Length

66:19

Language

English

Label

Atlantic

Producer

Thom Bell

The Spinners chronology

New and Improved
(1974)

Spinners Live!
(1975)

Pick of the Litter
(1975)

Spinners Live! is a 1975 live album from American soul act The Spinners. The release was a modest commercial success^[1] and has received positive critical assessment.

Reception

The editors of AllMusic Guide scored Spinners Live! four out of five stars, with reviewer Andrew Hamilton particularly praising the compact disc re-release for its sound quality, summing up his review that this release is "a good, if not great, live album where the highs make up for the lows".^[1]

Track listing

"Fascinating Rhythm" (George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin) – 2:34
"I've Got to Make It on My Own" (Bruce Hawes and Charles Simmons) – 4:04
"Living a Little, Laughing a Little" (Thom Bell and Linda Creed – 4:38
"One of a Kind (Love Affair)" (Joseph Jefferson) – 3:36
"Then Came You" (Sherman Marshall and Phillip T. Pugh) – 4:01
"Sadie" (Hawes, Jefferson, and Simmons) – 7:33
"How Could I Let You Get Away" (Yvette Davis) – 7:06
"Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" (Melvin Steals and Mervin Steals) – 4:26
Superstar Medley – 11:31
- "It's Not Unusual" (Gordon Mills and Les Reed)
- "Don't Mess with Bill" (Smokey Robinson)
- "Paper Doll" (Johnny Black)
- "Stop! In the Name of Love" (Holland–Dozier–Holland)
- "If I Didn't Care" (Jack Lawrence
- "Hound Dog" (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
- "Hello Dolly" (Jerry Herman)
"Love Don't Love Nobody" (Part 1) (Jefferson and Simmons) – 4:51
"Love Don't Love Nobody" (Part 2) (Jefferson and Simmons) – 4:48
"Mighty Love" (Hawes, Jefferson, and Simmons) – 8:02

Note: songs 10 and 11 are a single track on the compact disc release.

Personnel

The Spinners

Henry Fambrough – tenor/baritone vocals
Billy Henderson – tenor/baritone vocals
Pervis Jackson – bass vocals
Bobby Smith – tenor/baritone vocals
Philippé Wynne – tenor/baritone vocals

Additional musicians (see MFSB)

Linda Creed – vocals on "Then Came You"
Bill Neale – guitar
Ted Smith – drums
Rodney Vorhis – bass guitar
Rodney Stepp – piano, organ
Larry Washington – congas, percussion
Tommy Williams – guitar

Technical personnel

Thom Bell – production
Ken Duncan – mastering at Kendun Recorders
Jim Gaines – mixing engineering
Jim "Reds" Gallagher – recording engineering
John Golden – mastering on CD re-release
Maurice King – arrangement, conducting
Win Koots – mixing engineering
Don Murray – recording engineering
Eric Porter – photography
Mark "Bear" Porter – liner notes
PorterWagnerDesign – design on CD re-release
William Rawley – photography
Joe Tarsia – recording engineering
Ilene Wagner – photography
Wayne Wilfong – engineering

Sales and chart performance

Domestically, Spinners Live! reached 20 on the Billboard 200 and fourth place on the R&B charts.^[2] In Canada, it topped out at 72, according to RPM.^[3] The album was certified gold by March 1976.^[4] Billboard ranked this album the 35th best-selling soul album of 1976.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Hamilton, Andrew. "The Spinners – Live!". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
^ "US Albums Charts > The Spinners". AllMusic Guide. Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
^ "CAN Charts > The Spinners". RPM. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
^ 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.
^ "No. 1 Soul". Billboard. Vol. 88, no. 52. 1976-12-25. p. TA-39. ISSN 0006-2510.