A One of a Kind Love Affair: The Anthology

~ Release by The Spinners (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1That's What Girls Are Made For
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States
recording of:
That’s What Girls Are Made For
writer:
Gwen Fuqua (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy) and Harvey Fuqua
3:07
2I'll Always Love You
recording of:
I'll Always Love You (on 1965-04-28)
writer:
Ivy Jo Hunter and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
2:44
3It's a Shame
producer:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
It’s a Shame (on 1970-04-29)
lyricist and composer:
Lee Garrett, Syreeta (US singer‐songwriter active 1970s–80s) and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music and Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)
43:12
4(Oh Lord) I Wish I Could Sleep
3:10
5How Could I Let You Get Away
recording engineer:
Joe Tarsia (engineer)
producer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
bass:
Ron Baker (record producer, bassist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1973)
drums (drum set):
Earl Young (in 1973)
percussion [vibraphone, marimba]:
Vince Montana (in 1973)
piano:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (in 1973)
background vocals:
Yvette Benson (in 1973), Carla Benton (in 1973) and Barbara Ingram (in 1973)
baritone vocals:
Henry Fambrough (A member of the R&B quintet The Spinners) (in 1973)
bass vocals:
Pervis Jackson (The bass singer for The Spinners) (in 1973)
tenor vocals:
Billy Henderson (founding member of The Spinners) (in 1973), Bobbie Smith (US R&B lead singer for The Spinners) (in 1973) and Philippé Wynne (A lead vocalist of The Spinners) (in 1973)
conductor:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (in 1973)
remixer:
Joe Tarsia (engineer)
arranger:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (in 1973)
mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
recording of:
How Could I Let You Get Away (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Yvette Davis
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
33:45
6I'll Be Around
recording engineer:
Joe Tarsia (engineer)
producer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
bass:
Ron Baker (record producer, bassist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1973)
drums (drum set):
Earl Young (in 1973)
percussion [vibraphone, marimba]:
Vince Montana (in 1973)
piano:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (in 1973)
background vocals:
Yvette Benson (in 1973), Carla Benton (in 1973) and Barbara Ingram (in 1973)
baritone vocals:
Henry Fambrough (A member of the R&B quintet The Spinners) (in 1973)
bass vocals:
Pervis Jackson (The bass singer for The Spinners) (in 1973)
tenor vocals:
Billy Henderson (founding member of The Spinners) (in 1973), Bobbie Smith (US R&B lead singer for The Spinners) (in 1973) and Philippé Wynne (A lead vocalist of The Spinners) (in 1973)
conductor:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (in 1973)
remixer:
DJ Minnesotah, MASATO (KANDYTOWN) and Joe Tarsia (engineer)
arranger:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (in 1973)
mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
recording of:
I’ll Be Around (in 1973)
composer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) and Phil Hurtt
publisher:
Mighty Three Music Ld. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4.353:10
7Could It Be I'm Falling in Love
recording of:
Could It Be I’m Falling in Love
writer:
Melvin Steals and Mervin Steals
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:32
8One of a Kind (Love Affair)
recording engineer:
Joe Tarsia (engineer)
producer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
bass:
Ron Baker (record producer, bassist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1973)
drums (drum set):
Earl Young (in 1973)
percussion [vibraphone, marimba]:
Vince Montana (in 1973)
piano:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (in 1973)
background vocals:
Yvette Benson (in 1973), Carla Benton (in 1973) and Barbara Ingram (in 1973)
baritone vocals:
Henry Fambrough (A member of the R&B quintet The Spinners) (in 1973)
bass vocals:
Pervis Jackson (The bass singer for The Spinners) (in 1973)
tenor vocals:
Billy Henderson (founding member of The Spinners) (in 1973), Bobbie Smith (US R&B lead singer for The Spinners) (in 1973) and Philippé Wynne (A lead vocalist of The Spinners) (in 1973)
conductor:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (in 1973)
remixer:
Joe Tarsia (engineer)
arranger:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (in 1973)
mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
recording of:
One of a Kind (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Joseph Jefferson (70s soul/funk)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
43:31
9Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You
recording engineer:
Joe Tarsia (engineer)
producer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
bass:
Ron Baker (record producer, bassist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1973)
drums (drum set):
Earl Young (in 1973)
percussion [vibraphone, marimba]:
Vince Montana (in 1973)
piano:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (in 1973)
background vocals:
Yvette Benson (in 1973), Carla Benton (in 1973) and Barbara Ingram (in 1973)
baritone vocals:
Henry Fambrough (A member of the R&B quintet The Spinners) (in 1973)
bass vocals:
Pervis Jackson (The bass singer for The Spinners) (in 1973)
tenor vocals:
Billy Henderson (founding member of The Spinners) (in 1973), Bobbie Smith (US R&B lead singer for The Spinners) (in 1973) and Philippé Wynne (A lead vocalist of The Spinners) (in 1973)
conductor:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (in 1973)
remixer:
Joe Tarsia (engineer)
arranger:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (in 1973)
mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
recording of:
Don’t Let the Green Grass Fool You (in 1973)
writer:
Jerry Akines (soul singer and songwriter), Johnnie Bellmon, Victor Drayton and Reginald Turner
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:00
10Ghetto Child
recording engineer:
Joe Tarsia (engineer)
producer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
bass:
Ron Baker (record producer, bassist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1973)
drums (drum set):
Earl Young (in 1973)
percussion [vibraphone, marimba]:
Vince Montana (in 1973)
piano:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (in 1973)
background vocals:
Yvette Benson (in 1973), Carla Benton (in 1973) and Barbara Ingram (in 1973)
baritone vocals:
Henry Fambrough (A member of the R&B quintet The Spinners) (in 1973)
bass vocals:
Pervis Jackson (The bass singer for The Spinners) (in 1973)
tenor vocals:
Billy Henderson (founding member of The Spinners) (in 1973), Bobbie Smith (US R&B lead singer for The Spinners) (in 1973) and Philippé Wynne (A lead vocalist of The Spinners) (in 1973)
conductor:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (in 1973)
remixer:
Joe Tarsia (engineer)
arranger:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (in 1973)
mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
recording of:
Ghetto Child (in 1973)
composer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) and Linda Creed
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
53:51
11Mighty Love
4:56
12I'm Coming Home
4:10
13He'll Never Love You Like I Do
3:55
14Love Don't Love Nobody
recording of:
Love Don’t Love Nobody
writer:
Joseph Jefferson (70s soul/funk) and Charles Simmons (70s soul/funk)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1974)
7:11
15Then Came You
guest vocals:
Dionne Warwick
performer:
The Spinners (The Detroit Spinners, US R&B/soul group, aka The Detroit Spinners)
cover recording of:
Then Came You
writer:
Sherman Marshall and Philip Pugh
publisher:
Mijac Double Diamond Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
recording of:
Then Came You
writer:
Sherman Marshall and Philip Pugh
publisher:
Mijac Double Diamond Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4.53:57
16Living a Little, Laughing a Little
5:02
17Sadie
5:27
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1They Just Can't Stop It (The Games People Play)
recording of:
Games People Play
writer:
Bruce Hawes, Joseph Jefferson (70s soul/funk) and Charles Simmons (70s soul/funk)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
54:41
2I Don't Want to Lose You
recording of:
I Don't Want to Lose You
3:41
3Honest I Do
4:01
4Love or Leave
4:58
5Sweet Love of Mine
4:20
6How Could I Let You Get Away (live)
7:12
7Wake Up Susan
assistant engineer:
James Gaines, Mike Hutchinson (engineer), Jeffrey Stewart (engineer), Linda Tyler (engineer) and Winslow Koots (engineer/producer)
engineer:
Don Murray (producer / engineer)
producer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
bass guitar:
Bob Babbitt
drums (drum set):
Charles Collins (drummer) and Andrew Smith (drummer)
guitar:
LeRoy Bell, Bobby Eli and Tony Bell, Sr. (American 1970s musician, songwriter & engineer)
keyboard:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) and Casey James (of Bell & James)
percussion:
Larry Washington (percussionist)
background vocals:
Carla Benson, Evette Benton and Barbara Ingram
vocals:
Henry Fambrough (A member of the R&B quintet The Spinners), Billy Henderson (founding member of The Spinners), Pervis Jackson (The bass singer for The Spinners), Philippé Soul Wynn and Bobbie Smith (US R&B lead singer for The Spinners)
orchestra:
MFSB (Mother Father Sister Brother)
conductor:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
arranger:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
recording of:
Wake Up Susan
writer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) and Sherman Marshall
3:24
8Rubberband Man
engineer:
Don Murray (producer / engineer)
producer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
bass guitar:
Bob Babbitt
drums (drum set):
Andrew Smith (drummer)
guitar:
LeRoy Bell, Bobby Eli and Tony Bell, Sr. (American 1970s musician, songwriter & engineer)
keyboard:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
percussion:
Larry Washington (percussionist)
background vocals:
Carla Benson, Evette Benton and Barbara Ingram
lead vocals:
Philippé Soul Wynn (A lead vocalist of The Spinners)
vocals:
Henry Fambrough (A member of the R&B quintet The Spinners), Billy Henderson (founding member of The Spinners), Pervis Jackson (The bass singer for The Spinners) and Bobbie Smith (US R&B lead singer for The Spinners)
orchestra:
MFSB (Mother Father Sister Brother)
conductor:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
arranger:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
recording of:
The Rubberband Man
writer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) and Linda Creed
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
57:21
9Me and My Music
4:22
10You're Throwing a Good Love Away
8:35
11Heaven on Earth (So Fine)
recording of:
Heaven on Earth
lyricist and composer:
Casey James (of Bell & James)
3:58
12Working My Way Back to You / Forgive Me, Girl
medley including a recording of:
Forgive Me Girl
writer:
Michael Zager
medley including a recording of:
Working My Way Back to You
writer:
Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell
publisher:
Ardmore and Beechwood Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Saturday Music, Inc. and Seasons 4 Music
6:01
13Funny How Time Slips Away
3:31