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1976 studio album by The Spinners From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Happiness Is Being with the Spinners is the seventh studio album recorded by American R&B group The Spinners, released in July 1976 on the Atlantic label. It was produced by Thom Bell and recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia and Kaye-Smith Studios in Seattle.
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Released | July 1976 | |||
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Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 35:36 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Thom Bell | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B−[2] |
Tom Hull – on the Web | B+ ()[3] |
The album reached the top ten of the R&B albums chart, their last to do so, peaking at number five. It also reached #25 on the Billboard 200. The single edit version of the seven-minute "The Rubberband Man" became the group's sixth and final R&B chart-topper and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached #16 on the UK Singles Chart. Another single, "Wake Up Susan", had moderate success on the charts.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Now That We're Together" | Philip Terry, Talmadge G. Conway, Theodore Life | 3:35 |
2. | "You're All I Need in Life" | Thom Bell, Linda Creed | 4:28 |
3. | "If You Can't Be in Love" | Joseph B. Jefferson, Bruce Hawes, Charles Simmons | 3:52 |
4. | "The Rubberband Man" | Linda Creed, Thom Bell | 7:23 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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5. | "Toni My Love" | Joseph B. Jefferson, Bruce Hawes, Charles Simmons | 3:41 |
6. | "Four Hands in the Fire" | Joseph B. Jefferson, Bruce Hawes, Charles Simmons | 4:00 |
7. | "The Clown" | Michael Burton | 5:08 |
8. | "Wake Up Susan" | Sherman Marshall, Thom Bell | 3:29 |
Chart (1976) | Peak [4] |
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U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 25 |
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 5 |
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