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Detroit Spinners Songs

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The Spinners (known in the UK as The Detroit Spinners) are an American rhythm and blues vocal group that formed in 1954 and are still active. They enjoyed a string of hit singles and albums during the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. Formed in Detroit, Michigan, the group still tours regularly as of 2018, although Henry Fambrough is the only remaining original member. Spinners' lead singers have included G.C. Cameron, Bobby Smith, Philippe Wynne, John Edwards and Henry Fambrough. The group are also known as the Detroit Spinners and the Motown Spinners (for their 1960s recordings with the Detroit label). These other names were used in the UK to avoid confusion with a British folk group also called the Spinners. In 2015, they were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Below is a list of Detroit Spinners songs, sorted by the most popular first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click year to list all songs from that year. Click label to list songs from that record label. Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Song are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)


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1 record label: Atlantic 3637
chart position: RandB #6, UK #1, US #2, US dance #8, US AC #5
written by: Denny Randell & Sandy Linzer
album: Dancin' And Lovin'
comments: [disco dance]
The Spinners Working My Way Back to You
1979 Atlantic
2 record label: Atlantic 3664
chart position: RandB #5, US #4, UK #4, US dance #50, US AC #3
written by: Sam Cooke & Michael Zager
The Spinners Cupid -- I've Loved You for a Long Time (medley)
1980 Atlantic
3 record label: Atlantic 3202
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #29, US AC #3
written by: Sherman Marshall & Phillip Pugh
album: New and Improved
comments: [philly sound]
Dionne Warwick & the Spinners Then Came You
1974 Atlantic
4 record label: Atlantic 452927
chart position: RandB #1, US #4, UK #11, US AC #14
written by: Melvin Steals & Mervin Steals
album: The Spinners (Detroit)
comments: [philly sound]
The Spinners Could It Be I'm Falling in Love
1972 Atlantic
5 record label: Atlantic 453355
chart position: RandB #1, US #2, UK #16, US dance #14
written by: Thom Bell & Linda Creed
album: Happiness Is Being With The Spinners
comments: [disco dance]
The Spinners The Rubberband Man
1976 Atlantic
6 record label: Atlantic 452904
chart position: RandB #1, US #3, US AC #31
written by: Thom Bell & Phil Hurtt
album: The Spinners (Detroit)
comments: [philly sound]
The Spinners I'll Be Around
1972 Atlantic
7 record label: VIP 25057
chart position: RandB #4, UK #20, US #14
written by: Stevie Wonder, Lee Garrett & Syreeta (as Syreeta Wright)
album: 2nd Time Around / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 5 / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 3
comments: [motown sound]
The Spinners It's a Shame
1970 VIP
8 record label: Atlantic 453284
chart position: RandB #1, US #5, UK #52, US AC #2
written by: Joe Jefferson, Bruce Hawes & Charles Simmons
album: Pick Of The Litter
The Spinners They Just Can't Stop It (Games People Play)
1975 Atlantic
9 record label: Atlantic 2973
chart position: RandB #4, US #29, UK 7, US AC #20
written by: Thom Bell & Linda Creed
album: The Spinners (Detroit)
comments: [philly sound]
The Spinners Ghetto Child
1973 Atlantic
10 record label: Atlantic 2962
chart position: RandB #1, US #11, US AC #19
written by: Joe Jefferson
album: The Spinners (Detroit)
comments: [philly sound]
The Spinners One of a Kind (Love Affair)
1973 Atlantic
11 record label: Atlantic 3006
chart position: RandB #1, US #20
written by: J.B. Jefferson, B. Hawes & C. Simmons
album: Mighty Love
comments: [philly sound]
The Spinners Mighty Love
1974 Atlantic
12 record label: Atlantic 3206
chart position: RandB #4, US #15
written by: Charles Simmons & Joe Jefferson
album: Mighty Love
comments: [philly sound ballad]
The Spinners Love Don't Love Nobody
1974 Atlantic
13 record label: Tri Phi 1001
chart position: RandB #5, US #27
weeksinr&bchart: 10
written by: Harvey Fuqua & Gwen Gordy (as Gwen Gordy Fuqua)
album: The Original Spinners
The Spinners That's What Girls Are Made For
1961 Tri Phi
14 record label: Atlantic 3027
chart position: RandB #3, US #18
written by: Thom Bell & Linda Creed
album: Mighty Love
comments: [philly sound]
The Spinners I'm Coming Home
1974 Atlantic
15 record label: Motown 1078
chart position: RandB #8, US #35
written by: Stevenson, Hunter
album: The Original Spinners
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Spinners I'll Always Love You
1965 Motown
16 record label: Atlantic 3798
chart position: RandB #32, US #52, US dance #22, US AC #45
written by: Richard Carpenter, John Bettis, Michael Zager
The Spinners Yesterday Once More -- Nothing Remains the Same
1981 Atlantic
17 record label: Atlantic 453382
chart position: RandB #5, US #43
written by: Sherman Marshall and Ted Wortham
The Spinners You're Throwing a Good Love Away
1977 Atlantic
18 record label: Atlantic 13191
chart position: RandB #7, US #37
written by: Thom Bell and Linda Creed
album: New and Improved
The Spinners Living a Little, Laughing a Little
1975 Atlantic
19 record label: Atlantic 453268
chart position: RandB #7, US #54
written by: Joe Jefferson, Bruce Hawes and Charles Simmons
album: New and Improved
The Spinners Sadie
1975 Atlantic
20 record label: Atlantic 3309
chart position: RandB #8, US #36
written by: Bruce Hawes, Joe Jefferson and Charles Simmons
album: Pick Of The Litter
The Spinners Love or Leave
1975 Atlantic
21 record label: Atlantic 453341
chart position: RandB #11, US #56, UK #29
written by: Sherman Marshall and Thom Bell
album: Happiness Is Being With The Spinners
The Spinners Wake Up Susan
1976 Atlantic
22 record label: Atlantic 3619
chart position: RandB #35, US #103, UK #40
written by: Ed Fox, Frank Fuchs and Alan Roy Scott
The Spinners Body Language
1979 Atlantic
23 record label: Atlantic 452904
chart position: RandB #14, US #77
written by: Yvette Davis
album: The Spinners (Detroit)
The Spinners How Could I Let You Get Away
1972 Atlantic
24 record label: Atlantic 3425
chart position: RandB #23, US #89, US AC #43
written by: Casey James
album: Spinners 8
The Spinners Heaven on Earth (So Fine)
1977 Atlantic
25 record label: Motown 1093
chart position: RandB #16, US #111
written by: Ivy Jo Hunter and William
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Spinners Truly Yours
1966 Motown
26 record label: Atlantic 3493
chart position: RandB #17, US #49
written by: Thom Bell, Tony Bell, Casey James and Leroy Bell (as Leroy M. Bell)
The Spinners If You Wanna Do a Dance
1978 Atlantic
27 record label: Atlantic 89689
chart position: RandB #22, US #104
written by: Kamau Peterson & Dorie Pride
The Spinners Right or Wrong
1984 Atlantic
28 record label: VIP 25060
chart position: RandB #20, US #89
written by: Stevie Wonder and Syreeta (as Syreeta Wright)
The Spinners We'll Have It Made
1971 VIP
29 record label: Atlantic 7 89922
chart position: RandB #43, US #67
written by: Willie Nelson
album: Grand Slam
comments: [ballad]
The Spinners Funny How Time Slips Away
1982 Atlantic
30 record label: Atlantic 3546
chart position: RandB #25
written by: Thom Bell and Casey James
The Spinners Are You Ready for Love
1979 Atlantic
31 record label: Atlantic 3757
chart position: RandB #25
written by: Michael Zager
album: Love Trippin'
The Spinners Now That You're Mine Again
1980 Atlantic
32 record label: Tri Phi 1004
chart position: US #91
written by: Harvey Fuqua and Gwen Gordy
The Spinners Love (I'm So Glad) I Found You
1961 Tri Phi
33 record label: Motown 1235
chart position: US #91
written by: Richard Drapkin and Marty Coleman
album: The Best of The Spinners
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Spinners Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music
1973 Motown
34 record label: Atlantic 7 89962
chart position: RandB #30
written by: Keni St. Lewis
album: Grand Slam
The Spinners Magic in the Moonlight
1982 Atlantic
35 record label: Atlantic 4007
chart position: US #95
written by: Dean Gant
The Spinners Never Thought I'd Fall in Love
1982 Atlantic
36 record label: Atlantic 3882
chart position: RandB #39, US #107
written by: James Mtume and Reggie Lucas
album: Can't Shake This Feelin'
comments: [disco funk]
The Spinners Love Connection (Raise the Window Down)
1982 Atlantic
37 record label: Atlantic 3865
chart position: RandB #39, US #110
written by: Tawatha
album: Can't Shake This Feeling
The Spinners You Go Your Way (I'll Go Mine)
1981 Atlantic
38 record label: Atlantic 3400
chart position: RandB #39
written by: Sherman Marshall and Ted Wortham
The Spinners Me and My Music
1977 Atlantic
39 record label: Atlantic 3462
chart position: RandB #46
written by: Leroy Bell (as Leroy M. Bell), Casey James and Thom Bell
album: Spinners 8
The Spinners Easy Come, Easy Go
1978 Atlantic
40 record label: Atlantic 270
chart position: RandB #64
written by: Willie Hutch
album: Labor of Love
The Spinners Long Live Soul Music
1981 Atlantic
41 record label: Atlantic 3765
chart position: RandB #75
written by: William Hatcher, Danny Omar and Rickie Ross
The Spinners I Just Want to Fall in Love
1980 Atlantic
42 record label: Mirage 99604
chart position: Cashbox RandB #82
written by: Gerald McMahon
album: Lovin' Feelings
comments: [disco dance]
The Spinners Put Us Together Again
1985 Mirage
43 record label: Arista 9940
chart position: RandB #84
written by: Mike Sutton and Brenda Sutton
album: Greatest Hits 1979 1990
Dionne Warwick & the Spinners I Don't Need Another Love
1990 Arista
-- record label: Atlantic 3382
written by: L. Bell, L. Creed
album: Happiness Is Being With The Spinners
The Spinners You're All I Need In Life
1977 Atlantic
-- record label: Atlantic 7256
written by: Akines, Bellmon, Turner, Drayton
album: The Spinners (Detroit)
comments: [album cut]
The Spinners Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You
1973 Atlantic
-- record label: Atlantic 7256
written by: Yvette Davis
album: The Spinners (Detroit)
comments: [ballad album cut]
The Spinners We Belong Together
1973 Atlantic
-- record label: V.I.P. 25054
written by: Strong, Whitfield
The Spinners Message From A Black Man
1970 V.I.P.
-- record label: Atlantic 2927
written by: Yvette Davis
album: The Spinners (Detroit)
comments: [philly sound]
The Spinners Just You And Me Baby
1972 Atlantic
-- record label: Atlantic 10570 (UK)
written by: Jefferson, Hawes, Simmons
album: New and Improved
comments: [philly sound]
The Spinners Sitting On Top Of The World
1975 Atlantic
-- record label: Atlantic 3252
written by: C. Simmons, B. Hawes, J. B. Jefferson
album: New and Improved
comments: [philly sound ballad]
The Spinners Smile, We Have Each Other
1975 Atlantic
-- record label: Atlantic 7296
written by: B. Hawes, C. Simmons, J. Jefferson
album: Mighty Love
comments: [philly sound ballad album cut]
The Spinners I'm Glad You Walked Into My Life
1974 Atlantic
-- record label: Atlantic 7296
written by: B. Hawes, C. Simmons, J. Jefferson
album: Mighty Love
comments: [album cut]
The Spinners Love Has Gone Away
1974 Atlantic
-- record label: Atlantic 7296
written by: B. Hawes, C. Simmons, J. Jefferson
album: Mighty Love
comments: [album cut]
The Spinners Since I Been Gone
1974 Atlantic
-- record label: Atlantic 18141
written by: P. Pugh, S. Marshall, T. Bell
album: Pick Of The Litter
comments: [philly sound album cut]
The Spinners Honest I Do
1975 Atlantic
-- record label: Atlantic 18141
written by: L. Creed, T. Bell
album: Pick Of The Litter
comments: [ballad album cut]
The Spinners I Don't Want To Lose You
1975 Atlantic
-- record label: Atlantic 18141
written by: B. Eli, V. Barrett
album: Pick Of The Litter
comments: [ballad album cut]
The Spinners Sweet Love Of Mine
1975 Atlantic
-- record label: Atlantic 18141
written by: P. Terry, T. Conway, T. Life
album: Pick Of The Litter
comments: [philly sound album cut]
The Spinners All That Glitters Ain't Gold
1975 Atlantic
-- record label: Atlantic 3309
written by: B. Hawes, C. Simmons, J. Jefferson
album: Pick Of The Litter
comments: [philly sound ballad]
The Spinners You Made A Promise To Me
1975 Atlantic
-- record label: Atlantic
written by: Bruce Hawes
album: The Spinners (Detroit)
comments: [philly sound ballad album cut]
The Spinners I Could Never (Repay Your Love)
1973 Atlantic
-- record label: Atlantic 18141
written by: B. Hawes, V. Barrett
album: Pick Of The Litter
comments: [ballad album cut]
The Spinners with Dionne Warwick Just As Long As We Have Love
1975 Atlantic
-- record label: Atlantic 39622
written by: Linda Creed
album: Labor of Love
The Spinners The Winter Of Our Love
1981 Atlantic
-- record label: Atlantic 18118
written by: B. Hawes, C. Simmons
album: New and Improved
comments: [philly sound ballad album cut]
The Spinners I've Got To Make It On My Own
1974 Atlantic
-- record label: Atlantic 10626 (UK)
written by: Linda Creed, Thom Bell
album: New and Improved
comments: [philly sound album cut]
The Spinners Lazy Susan
1975 Atlantic
-- record label: Atlantic 18118
written by: B. Hawes, C. Simmons
album: New and Improved
comments: [philly sound ballad album cut]
The Spinners There's No One Like You
1974 Atlantic
-- record label: Atlantic 3355
written by: P. Terry, T. Conway, T. Life
album: Happiness Is Being With The Spinners
comments: [philly sound]
The Spinners Now That We're Together
1976 Atlantic
-- record label: Atlantic 10799 (UK)
written by: Hawes, Simmons, Jefferson
album: Happiness Is Being With The Spinners
comments: [philly sound ballad]
The Spinners If You Can't Be in Love
1976 Atlantic
-- record label: Atlantic 18181
written by: B. Hawes, C. Simmons, J.B. Jefferson
album: Happiness Is Being With The Spinners
comments: [philly sound album cut]
The Spinners Toni My Love
1976 Atlantic
-- record label: Atlantic 18181
written by: M. Burton
album: Happiness Is Being With The Spinners
comments: [philly sound album cut]
The Spinners The Clown
1976 Atlantic
-- record label: Atlantic 9649
written by: P. Phillips Oland, W. Raglin
album: Cross Fire
The Spinners Love Is In Season
1984 Atlantic
-- record label: Atlantic 18181
written by: B. Hawes, C. Simmons, J.B. Jefferson
album: Happiness Is Being With The Spinners
comments: [philly sound album cut]
The Spinners Four Hands in the Fire
1976 Atlantic
-- record label: Atlantic 3757
album: Love Trippin'
The Spinners Love Trippin'
1980 Atlantic
-- record label: Atlantic 45 3027
written by: W. Sigler, J. Sigler, M. Bailey
album: Mighty Love
comments: [philly sound]
The Spinners He'll Never Love You Like I Do
1974 Atlantic
-- record label: Atlantic 89648
written by: Dana Marshal, James Sylvers
album: Cross Fire
The Spinners All Your Love
1984 Atlantic
-- record label: Atlantic 89648
written by: Dana Marshal, Dana Meyers, William Zimmerman, Wilmer Raglin
album: Cross Fire
comments: [love ballad]
The Spinners (We Have Come Into) Our Time For Love
1984 Atlantic
-- record label: Atlantic 11558
written by: James, Orton, Weathersby
album: Love Trippin'
The Spinners Split Decision
1980 Atlantic
-- record label: Tri Phi 1018
written by: Fuqua, Fuqua
Bobby Smith & The Spinners Too Young, Too Much, Too Soon
1962 Tri Phi
-- record label: Atlantic
written by: Vinnie Barrett
album: The Spinners (Detroit)
comments: [philly sound album cut ]
The Spinners Just Can't Get You Out Of My Mind
1973 Atlantic
-- record label: Motown 1067
written by: William Stevenson
album: The Original Spinners
comments: [Motown Sound] [northern soul]
The Spinners Sweet Thing
1964 Motown
-- record label: Tri Phi 1007
written by: Palmer, Fuqua, Gordy
The Spinners What Did She Use
1962 Tri Phi
-- record label: Atlantic 7296
written by: B. Hawes, C. Simmons, J. Jefferson
album: Mighty Love
comments: [philly sound ballad] [album cut]
The Spinners Ain't No Price On Happiness
1974 Atlantic
-- record label: Tri Phi 1013
written by: G. Fuqua, H. Fuqua
The Spinners I Got Your Water Boiling, Baby (I'm Gonna Cook Your Goose)
1962 Tri Phi
-- record label: Tri Phi 1010
written by: Gaye, Kanar
Harvey & The Spinners Whistling About You
1962 Tri Phi




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