Essentials [Original recording remastered, Import]

Spinners | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 10, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered, Import
• Label: Wea International
• ASIN: B000069KFV
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #101,024 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #70 in Music > Indie Music > R&B > Soul

Editorial Reviews

The pride of Philadelphia spins 'I'll Be Around', 'Could It Be I'm Falling In Love', 'One Of A Kind (Love Affair)', 'Then Came You' (With Dionne Warwick) and 8 more soulful R&B pop hits. Digitally remastered.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars All The Essentials Are Here, August 8, 2002

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Steve Vrana (Aurora, NE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Essentials (Audio CD)

In the same tradition of the great Motown groups like the Temptations and the Four Tops a decade earlier, The Spinners were the most successful soul group of the Seventies compiling an amazing seven million-selling singles with hits like "I'll Be Around," Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" and "The Rubberband Man." Tracks 1-10 were all produced and arranged by Thom Bell. My only complaint is that this collection omits the Top 20 hit "I'm Coming Home." [It should have been included in place of "How Could I Let You Get Away," which was the Spinners' debut single release on Atlantic, but was replaced by the b-side: "I'll Be Around."] While not as comprehensive as some other anthologies, this is a hit-packed collection of the Spinners' essential hits. RECOMMENDED

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 70's Soul, January 19, 2003

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James A. Dean (Arlington, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Essentials (Audio CD)

I have an earlier Spinners GH collection, and the sound on this one blows it away. There is a reason they call music of today in this genre "R & B" and not soul, because they don't have the soul that the performers did in the 70's. Stevie Wonder, Ohio Players, War, Billy Preston, Spinners, these are all groups that I grew up with. It does not get any better than this. The Spinner's GH should be an essential part of anyone's collection. The sound on this release is phenomenal.

5.0 out of 5 stars All the Big Ones, July 9, 2011

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Robert F. Spera "The Jaybird" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Essentials (Audio CD)

After they left Motown they put out a string of great hits and some classic tunes as a group, and with guest vocalists. Great dance music and tunes you will hear a lot at wedding receptions.
Cannot go wrong with this one. You will love it.