Definitive Soul: Spinners by Spinners - DeepRiffs

COMPILATION

The Spinners edition of Rhino's Definitive Soul Collection series amounts to a redo of One of a Kind Love Affair -- another two-disc set from Atlantic, released in 1991. Apart from improved sound and better packaging, there isn't a great deal that separates the releases from one another. Beginners won't see a tremendous amount of difference by glancing at the track lists, but weighing the releases against one another doesn't make a whole lot of sense, since the earlier compilation will be harder to come by as the years pass. Everything a casual fan could possibly want is here, including "It's a Shame," "I'll Be Around," "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love," "The Rubberband Man," "Then Came You," "Mighty Love," "Ghetto Child," and even a handful of well-selected album cuts that have never been given enough attention.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo

1. It's A Shame (Remastered Version)

Primary Artist: Spinners
The Spinners; Main Performer
Performer: Spinners; Performer
Arranger: Paul Riser
Thom Bell; Composer
Brass Arrangement: Stevie Wonder; Composer
Composer: Lee Garrett
Syreeta Wright
Wright
Stevie Wonder
Wonder
Garrett Barati; Composer
Composer: Lee Garrett
Stevie Wonder
Syreeta Wright; Composer
Producer: Stevie Wonder; Production
Author: Garrett Barati
Lee Garrett
Stevie Wonder
Syreeta Wright
Wonder
Wright; Production

2. I'll Be Around

Primary Artist: The Spinners; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Ronnie Baker; Performer
Drums: Earl Young; Performer
Piano: Thom Bell; Performer
Vocals: Spinners; Performer
Composer: Phil Hurtt
Thom Bell; Composer
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Producer: Thom Bell; Production
Author: Phil Hurtt
Thom Bell; Production

3. How Could I Let You Get Away

Primary Artist: Spinners
The Spinners; Main Performer
Arranger: Thom Bell
Maurice King; Composer
Composer: Yvette Davis; Composer
Composer: Yvette Davis; Composer
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Producer: Thom Bell; Production

4. Could It Be I'm Falling in Love

Primary Artist: Spinners
The Spinners; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Ronnie Baker; Performer
Drums: Earl Young; Performer
Piano: Thom Bell; Performer
Vocals: Spinners; Performer
Composer: Melvin Steals
Mervin Steals; Composer
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Producer: Thom Bell; Production
Author: Melvin Steals
Mervin Steals; Production

5. I Could Never (Repay Your Love)

by Spinners & Dionne Warwick

Primary Artist: Spinners & Dionne Warwick
The Spinners; Main Performer
Composer: Bruce Hawes; Composer
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Producer: Thom Bell; Production
Author: Bruce Hawes; Production

6. One of a Kind (Love Affair)

Primary Artist: Spinners
The Spinners; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Ronnie Baker; Performer
Drums: Earl Young; Performer
Piano: Thom Bell; Performer
Vocals: Spinners; Performer
Composer: Jefferson
Joseph B. Jefferson; Composer
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Producer: Thom Bell; Production
Author: Jefferson; Production

7. Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You

Primary Artist: Spinners
The Spinners; Main Performer
Composer: Johnnie Bellmon
Reginald Turner
Victor Drayton
Jerry Atkines; Composer
Composer: Jerry Atkines
Johnnie Bellmon
Reginald Turner
Victor Drayton; Composer
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Producer: Thom Bell; Production

8. Ghetto Child

Primary Artist: Spinners
The Spinners; Main Performer
Composer: Thom Bell
Linda Creed; Composer
Composer: Linda Creed
Thom Bell; Composer
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Producer: Thom Bell; Production

9. Mighty Love

Primary Artist: Spinners
The Spinners; Main Performer
Vocals: Spinners; Performer
Arranger: Thom Bell; Composer
Composer: Bruce Hawes
Joseph B. Jefferson
Charles B. Simmons
Charles Simmons; Composer
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Producer: Thom Bell; Production
Author: Bruce Hawes
Charles B. Simmons
Joseph B. Jefferson; Production

10. I'm Coming Home

Primary Artist: Spinners
The Spinners; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Ronnie Baker; Performer
Drums: Earl Young; Performer
Piano: Thom Bell; Performer
Vocals: Spinners; Performer
Composer: Thom Bell
Linda Creed; Composer
Composer: Linda Creed
Thom Bell; Composer
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Producer: Thom Bell; Production

11. Then Came You

by Spinners & Dionne Warwick

Primary Artist: The Spinners
Dionne Warwick; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Ronnie Baker; Performer
Drums: Earl Young; Performer
Lead Vocals: Dionne Warwick; Performer
Piano: Thom Bell; Performer
Vocals: Spinners; Performer
Arranger: Thom Bell; Composer
Composer: Marshall
Pugh; Composer
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Producer: Thom Bell; Production
Author: Marshall
Pugh; Production

12. Love Don't Love Nobody

Primary Artist: Spinners
The Spinners; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Ronnie Baker; Performer
Drums: Earl Young; Performer
Piano: Thom Bell; Performer
Vocals: Spinners; Performer
Arranger: Thom Bell; Composer
Composer: Simmons
Jefferson
Charles Simmons; Composer
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Producer: Thom Bell; Production
Author: Jefferson
Simmons; Production

13. Since I Been Gone

Primary Artist: Spinners
The Spinners; Main Performer
Alto Saxophone: Jack Faith; Performer
Composer: Bruce Hawes
Charles Simmons
Joseph Jefferson; Composer
Background Vocals: Linda Creed
Barbara Ingram
Carla Benton
Yvette Benson; Performer
Bass Guitar: Ronnie Baker; Performer
Drums: Earl Young; Performer
Flute: Jack Faith; Performer
French Horn: Robert Martin
Joe Deanglis; Performer
Guitar: Norman Harris
Bobby Eli
Roland Chambers; Performer
Keyboard: Thom Bell; Performer
Arranger: Thom Bell; Composer
Composer: Bruce Hawes
Charles Simmons
Joseph Jefferson
Joseph B. Jefferson; Composer
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Percussion: Larry Washington; Performer
Trombone: Ed Keskarella
Freddy Joiner
Richard Genevese
Bob Moore; Performer
Trumpet: Bobby Hartzell
Rocco Bene; Performer
Vibraphone: Vince Montana; Performer
Vocals: Billy Henderson
Bobbie Smith
Henry Fambrough
Pervis Jackson
Philippe Soul Wynne; Performer
Producer: Thom Bell; Production

14. I've Got to Make It on My Own

Primary Artist: Spinners
The Spinners; Main Performer
Composer: Bruce Hawes
Charles Simmons
B Hawes; Composer
Alto Saxophone: Jack Faith; Performer
Background Vocals: Linda Creed
Barbara Ingram
Carla Benton
Yvette Benson; Performer
Producer: Thom Bell; Production
Baroque Guitar: Bob Babbitt; Performer
Congas: Larry Washington; Performer
French Horn: Danny Davis
Joe Deangelis
Milt Phibbs; Performer
Author: B Hawes
Bruce Hawes
Charles Simmons; Production
Drums: Andrew Smith; Performer
Guitar: Don Murray
Bobbie Eli
Tony Bell; Performer
Harp: Walter Pfeil; Performer
Keyboard: Thom Bell; Performer
Pedal Steel Guitar: Tom Kennery; Performer
Strings: Don Renaldo & His Swingin' Strings; Performer
Trombone: Ed Cascarella
Freddie Joiner
Richard Genovese
Bob Moore; Performer
Trumpet: Bobby Hartzell
Rocco Bene; Performer
Vocals: Billy Henderson
Bobby Smith
Henry Fambrough
Pervis Jackson
Philippe Soul Wynne; Performer
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor

15. Living a Little Laughing a Little

Primary Artist: Spinners
The Spinners; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Ronnie Baker; Performer
Drums: Earl Young; Performer
Piano: Thom Bell; Performer
Vocals: Spinners; Performer
Arranger: Thom Bell; Composer
Composer: T. Bell
Bell
Creed
L Creed Epstein
Linda Creed
Thom Bell; Composer
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Producer: Thom Bell; Production
Author: Bell
Creed
L Creed Epstein
T. Bell; Production

16. They Just Can't Stop It (Games People Play)

Primary Artist: Spinners
The Spinners; Main Performer
Orchestra: Mfsb; Ensemble
Arranger: Thom Bell; Composer
Composer: C. Simmons
J B Jefferson
B Hawes; Composer
Composer: B Hawes
C. Simmons
J B Jefferson; Composer
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Producer: Thom Bell; Production
Author: J B Jefferson; Production

17. Sadie

Primary Artist: Spinners
The Spinners; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Ronnie Baker; Performer
Drums: Earl Young; Performer
Piano: Thom Bell; Performer
Vocals: Spinners; Performer
Composer: Bruce Hawes
Charles Simmons
Joseph B. Jefferson; Composer
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Producer: Thom Bell; Production
Author: Bruce Hawes
Charles Simmons
Joseph B. Jefferson; Production

18. I Don't Want to Lose You

Primary Artist: Spinners
The Spinners; Main Performer
Orchestra: Mfsb; Ensemble
Composer: Thom Bell
Linda Creed; Composer
Composer: Linda Creed
Thom Bell; Composer
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Producer: Thom Bell; Production
Author: Linda Creed
Thom Bell; Production

19. Love or Leave

Primary Artist: Spinners
The Spinners; Main Performer
Orchestra: Mfsb; Ensemble
Composer: Bruce Hawes
Charles Simmons
Joseph B. Jefferson; Composer
Composer: Bruce Hawes
Charles Simmons
Joseph B. Jefferson; Composer
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Producer: Thom Bell; Production
Author: Bruce Hawes
Charles Simmons
Joseph B. Jefferson; Production

20. Honest I Do

Primary Artist: Spinners
The Spinners; Main Performer
Orchestra: Mfsb; Ensemble
Composer: Sherman Marshall
Thom Bell
Philip T. Pugh; Composer
Composer: Philip T. Pugh
Sherman Marshall
Thom Bell; Composer
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Producer: Thom Bell; Production
Author: Philip T. Pugh
Sherman Marshall
Thom Bell; Production

21. Wake up Susan

Primary Artist: Spinners
The Spinners; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Carla Benson
Barbara Ingram
Yvette Benton; Performer
Bass Guitar: Bob Babbitt; Performer
Drums: Andrew Smith
Charles Collins; Performer
Guitar: Bobby Eli
Leroy M. Bell
Tony Bell Sr.; Performer
Keyboard: Casey James; Performer
Percussion: Larry Washington; Performer
Orchestra: Mfsb; Ensemble
Orchestra: Mfsb; Ensemble
Arranger: Thom Bell; Composer
Composer: Sherman Marshall
Thom Bell
Marshall
Wortham; Composer
Composer: Sherman Marshall
Thom Bell; Composer
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Producer: Thom Bell; Production
Author: Marshall
Wortham; Production

22. The Rubberband Man

Primary Artist: Spinners
The Spinners; Main Performer
Orchestra: Mfsb; Ensemble
Composer: Thom Bell
Linda Creed; Composer
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Producer: Thom Bell; Production
Author: Linda Creed
Thom Bell; Production

23. You're Throwing a Good Love Away

Primary Artist: Spinners
The Spinners; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Carla Benson
Barbara Ingram
Yvette Benton; Performer
Bass Guitar: Bob Babbitt; Performer
Drums: Andrew Smith
Charles Collins; Performer
Guitar: Bobby Eli
Leroy M. Bell
Tony Bell Sr.; Performer
Keyboard: Casey James; Performer
Percussion: Larry Washington; Performer
Orchestra: Mfsb; Ensemble
Orchestra: Mfsb; Ensemble
Arranger: Thom Bell; Composer
Composer: Sherman Marshall
Marshall
Wortham
Thom Wortham; Composer
Composer: Sherman Marshall
Thom Wortham; Composer
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Producer: Thom Bell; Production
Author: Marshall
Wortham; Production

24. Me and My Music

Primary Artist: Spinners
The Spinners; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Carla Benson
Barbara Ingram
Yvette Benton; Performer
Bass Guitar: Bob Babbitt; Performer
Drums: Andrew Smith
Charles Collins; Performer
Guitar: Bobby Eli
Leroy M. Bell
Tony Bell Sr.; Performer
Keyboard: Casey James; Performer
Percussion: Larry Washington; Performer
Orchestra: Mfsb; Ensemble
Orchestra: Mfsb; Ensemble
Arranger: Thom Bell; Composer
Composer: Sherman Marshall
Thom Wortham; Composer
Composer: Sherman Marshall
Thom Wortham; Composer
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Producer: Thom Bell; Production

25. Heaven on Earth (So Fine)

Primary Artist: Spinners
The Spinners; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Carla Benson
Barbara Ingram
Yvette Benton; Performer
Bass Guitar: Bob Babbitt; Performer
Drums: Andrew Smith
Charles Collins; Performer
Guitar: Bobby Eli
Leroy M. Bell
Tony Bell Sr.; Performer
Keyboard: Casey James; Performer
Percussion: Larry Washington; Performer
Orchestra: Mfsb; Ensemble
Orchestra: Mfsb; Ensemble
Arranger: Thom Bell; Composer
Composer: Casey James; Composer
Composer: Casey James; Composer
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Producer: Thom Bell; Production

26. Easy Come, Easy Go

Primary Artist: Spinners
The Spinners; Main Performer
Orchestra: Mfsb; Ensemble
Composer: Casey James
Thom Bell
Leroy M. Bell; Composer
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Producer: Thom Bell; Production
Author: Casey James
Leroy M. Bell
Thom Bell; Production

27. If You Wanna Do a Dance

Primary Artist: Spinners
The Spinners; Main Performer
Performer: Spinners; Performer
Orchestra: Mfsb; Ensemble
Composer: Thomas Randolph Bell
Leroy M. Bell
Anthony Salvatore Bell
James Casey; Composer
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Producer: Thom Bell; Production
Author: Anthony Salvatore Bell
James Casey
Leroy M. Bell
Thomas Randolph Bell; Production

28. Are You Ready for Love

Primary Artist: Spinners
The Spinners; Main Performer
Orchestra: Mfsb; Ensemble
Arranger: Thom Bell; Composer
Composer: Casey James
Thom Bell
Leroy M. Bell; Composer
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Producer: Thom Bell; Production
Author: Casey James
Leroy M. Bell
Thom Bell; Production

29. Working My Way Back to You / Forgive Me, Girl

Primary Artist: Spinners
The Spinners; Main Performer
Alto Saxophone: Gerry Niewood; Performer
Bass Guitar: Francisco Centeno; Performer
Drums: Allan Schwartzberg; Performer
Guitar: Cliff Morris
Steve Love; Performer
Keyboard: Pat Rebillot; Performer
Percussion: Rubens Bassini; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Lenny Hambro; Performer
Trombone: Alan Raph
Warren Covington
Gerald Chamberlain; Performer
Trumpet: Danny Cahn
John Gatchell
Robert Millikan; Performer
Composer: Sandy Linzer
Denny Randell
Michael Zager; Composer
Conductor: Michael Zager; Conductor
Conductor: Michael Zager; Conductor
Executive Producer: Jerry Love; Production
Producer: Michael Zager; Production
Author: Denny Randell
Michael Zager
Sandy Linzer; Production

30. Cupid / I've Loved You for a Long Time

Primary Artist: Spinners
The Spinners; Main Performer
Vocals: Spinners; Performer
Arranger: Thom Bell; Composer
Composer: Sam Cooke; Composer
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Conductor: Thom Bell; Conductor
Producer: Thom Bell; Production
Author: Sam Cooke; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

30 tracks available

Type

COMPILATION

Format

Digital Media

Duration

2 hours, 0 minutes and 58 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1580x1580 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

28/30 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

14/30 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

R&B, Soul, Neo-Soul, Contemporary R&B

Label

Rhino Atlantic

Music Distribution Service

Warner

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Apr 1, 2007

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

603497998746