Spinners Live!


Spinners Live! is a 1975 live album from American soul act The Spinners. The release was a modest commercial success and has received positive critical assessment.

Reception

The editors of AllMusic Guide scored Spinners Live! four out of five stars, with reviewer Andrew Hamilton particularly praising the compact disc re-release for its sound quality, summing up his review that this release is "a good, if not great, live album where the highs make up for the lows".

Track listing

  1. "Fascinating Rhythm" – 2:34
  2. "I've Got to Make It on My Own" – 4:04
  3. "Living a Little, Laughing a Little" – 3:36
  4. "Then Came You" – 4:01
  5. "Sadie" – 7:33
  6. "How Could I Let You Get Away" – 7:06
  7. "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" – 4:26
  8. Superstar Medley – 11:31
  9. :*"It's Not Unusual"
  10. :*"Don't Mess with Bill"
  11. :*"Paper Doll"
  12. :*"Stop! In the Name of Love"
  13. :*"If I Didn't Care"
  14. :*"Hello Dolly"
  15. "Love Don't Love Nobody" – 4:51
  16. "Love Don't Love Nobody" – 4:48
  17. "Mighty Love" – 8:02
Note: songs 10 and 11 are a single track on the compact disc release.

Personnel

The Spinners
Additional musicians
  • Linda Creed – vocals on "Then Came You"
  • Bill Neale – guitar
  • Ted Smith – drums
  • Rodney Vorhis – bass guitar
  • Rodney Stepp – piano, organ
  • Larry Washington – congas, percussion
  • Tommy Williams – guitar
Technical personnel
  • Thom Bellproduction
  • Ken Duncan – mastering at Kendun Recorders
  • Jim Gaines – [Audio Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing (recorded music)|mixing] engineering
  • Jim "Reds" Gallagher – recording engineering
  • John Golden – mastering on CD re-release
  • Maurice Kingarrangement, conducting
  • Win Koots – mixing engineering
  • Don Murray – recording engineering
  • Eric Porter – photography
  • Mark "Bear" Porter – liner notes
  • PorterWagnerDesign – design on CD re-release
  • William Rawley – photography
  • Joe Tarsia – recording engineering
  • Ilene Wagner – photography
  • Wayne Wilfong – engineering

Sales and chart performance

Domestically, Spinners Live! reached 20 on the Billboard 200 and fourth place on the R&B charts. In Canada, it topped out at 72, according to RPM. The album was certified gold by March 1976. Billboard ranked this album the 35th best-selling soul album of 1976.