THE HIT SINGLES
It's A Shame
I'll Be Around
Could It Be I'm Falling In Love
One Of A Kind (Love Affair)
Ghetto Child
Mighty Love
Then Came You
Sadie
They Just Can't Stop It
(Games People Play)
The Rubberband Man
Working My Way Back To
You/Forgive Me, Girl
Cupid/I've Loved You
For A Long Time
VIDEOS
In 1957 a group of friends in a Detroit, Michigan high school came together to make music. Billy Henderson, Henry
Fambrough, Pervis Jackson, George W. Dixon, and Bobbie Smith called themselves the
Domingoes, but soon changed their name to The Spinners.
The Spinners first hit the charts in 1961, with "That's What Girls Are Made
For". In 1964, they made their debut at the Apollo Theater and won instant acclaim, a rare feat at the time. They also signed to
V.I.P. Records, an imprint of Berry Gordy's Motown label, based in Detroit.
Success was elusive until 1970, when a Stevie Wonder composition,
"It's A Shame" became a hit. When
singer Philippe Wynne joined the group, as legend has it, Aretha Franklin suggested the group finish out their Motown contract,
then change to Atlantic Records.
The Spinners then began a stupendous climb up the charts that put 11 songs in the Top 40 pop charts between 1972 and 1976.
With songs like "I'll Be Around", "Sadie",
"Could It Be I'm Falling In Love", "The Rubberband
Man", "One Of A Kind (Love
Affair)", "They Just Can't Stop It (Games People Play)" and
"Then Came You" (with Dionne Warwick), The Spinners
cemented their place in pop music history.
The Detroit band's popularity was contributed to by their producer, Thom Bell, who was beginning to be recognized for his trademark Philly soul or "Philadelphia
Sound", a precursor to disco. After Wynne left the group in 1977,
The Spinners appeared on the charts twice in 1980.
The Spinners have always made music that is at once timeless and utterly
in tune with the times. They possess a classic group sound and approach
which never loses its universal appeal. They continue to bring their
amazing show to appreciative audiences everywhere.
