Happiness Is Being with the Spinners
Happiness Is Being with the Spinners | ||||
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Released | July 1976 | |||
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Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 35:36 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Thom Bell | |||
The Spinners chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B−[2] |
Tom Hull – on the Web | B+ ()[3] |
Happiness Is Being with the Spinners is the seventh studio album recorded by American R&B group The Spinners, released in July 1976 on the Atlantic label. It was produced by Thom Bell and recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia and Kaye-Smith Studios in Seattle.
History
The album reached the top ten of the R&B albums chart, their last to do so, peaking at number five. It also reached #25 on the Billboard 200. The single edit version of the seven-minute "The Rubberband Man" became the group's sixth and final R&B chart-topper and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached #16 on the UK Singles Chart. Another single, "Wake Up Susan", had moderate success on the charts.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Now That We're Together" | Philip Terry, Talmadge G. Conway, Theodore Life | 3:35 |
2. | "You're All I Need in Life" | Thom Bell, Linda Creed | 4:28 |
3. | "If You Can't Be in Love" | Joseph B. Jefferson, Bruce Hawes, Charles Simmons | 3:52 |
4. | "The Rubberband Man" | Linda Creed, Thom Bell | 7:23 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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5. | "Toni My Love" | Joseph B. Jefferson, Bruce Hawes, Charles Simmons | 3:41 |
6. | "Four Hands in the Fire" | Joseph B. Jefferson, Bruce Hawes, Charles Simmons | 4:00 |
7. | "The Clown" | Michael Burton | 5:08 |
8. | "Wake Up Susan" | Sherman Marshall, Thom Bell | 3:29 |
Personnel
- Henry Fambrough, Billy Henderson, Pervis Jackson, Bobby Smith, Philippé Soul Wynne – vocals
- Carla Benson, Evette Benton, Barbara Ingram – backing vocals
- Tony Bell, Bobby Eli – guitars
- Thom Bell – keyboards, producer, arranger, conductor
- Bob Babbitt – bass guitar
- Andrew Smith – drums
- Larry Washington – percussion
- MFSB – orchestra
Charts
Chart (1976) | Peak [4] |
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U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 25 |
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 5 |
- Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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US [4] |
US R&B [4] |
UK [5] | ||
1976 | "Wake Up Susan" | 56 | 11 | — |
"The Rubberband Man" | 2 | 1 | 16 |
References
- ^ Elias, Jason. Happiness Is Being with the Spinners review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 13, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Hull, Tom (May 31, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ^ a b c "US Charts > The Spinners". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ "UK Charts > Detroit Spinners". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
External links
- Happiness Is Being with the Spinners at Discogs (list of releases)
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