The Spinners

THE SPINNERS - THE VERY BEST OF (1993)

1. It's a Shame
2. I'll Be Around
3. How Could I Let You Get Away
4. Could It Be I'm Falling in Love
5. One of a Kind (Love Affair)
6. Ghetto Child
7. Mighty Love, Pt. 1
8. I'm Coming Home
9. Then Came You
10. Love Don't Love Nobody, Pt. 1
11. Living a Little, Laughing a Little
12. Sadie Listen
13. They Just Can't Stop It (The Games People Play)
14. Rubberband Man Listen
15. Working My Way Back to You/Forgive Me, Girl
16. Cupid/I've Loved You for a Long Time

Although their first album appeared in the early '60s, it was with 1975's "They Just Can't Stop It (Games People Play)" that the Spinners really got moving. They emerged as one of the poppiest of the '70s soul bands, which cost them dearly in credibility. But their best songs were stunning--and by the time original vocalist Philippe Wynne left the group, in 1977, they'd racked up enough successes to stuff a greatest-hits package from top to bottom. Atlantic's 1978 "Best of the Spinners" LP was that package, although this release augments it with later hits like "Working My Way Back to You" and "Cupid." Another anthology package, a double-CD released by Atlantic Records, packs in even more, but the essentials are all here. --Gavin McNett