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All The Essentials Are Here

Steve Vrana | Aurora, NE | 08/08/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"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"

70's Soul

James A. Dean | Arlington, TX United States | 01/19/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"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."