The Original Spinners

The Original Spinners (released in the UK as The Detroit Spinners) is the 1967 debut album by The Spinners for Motown Records. The LP includes the group's earliest singles on the label (such as Top 20 R&B hits "I'll Always Love You" and "Truly Yours"), as well as their first ever single "That's What Girls Are Made For" (which was released on the already defunct Tri-Phi Record label). None of the group's other material from Tri-Phi appear on this album.

The Original Spinners
Studio album by The Spinners
Released	August 1967
Recorded	Spring 1961 - Summer 1967
Genre	R&B
Length	32:24
Label	Motown
Producer	Harvey Fuqua, Ivy Jo Hunter, William "Mickey" Stevenson, Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy
The Spinners chronology
The Original Spinners (1967) 2nd Time Around (1970)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The lineup on the cover features Bobby Smith, Edgar "Chico" Edwards, Henry Fambrough, Billy Henderson, and Pervis Jackson. Former member George Dixon (who is not pictured on the album because of his departure back in 1963) actually only appears on "That's What Girls Are Made For", The other tracks all feature Edwards. This is both Dixon's and Edwards' only appearance on an Spinners studio album (Edwards would leave the group soon after this production of this album was completed).

The album notes state that members Bobby Smith and Edgar "Chico" Edwards share most of the lead vocals on stage. However other than "Tomorrow May Never Come", where he does the lead vocal in unison with Smith (who also leads all the remaining tracks on this album) and Henry Fambrough, Edwards does not have any other leads on this album.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"That's What Girls Are Made For"	Harvey Fuqua, Gwen Gordy Fuqua	2:57
2.	"I'll Always Love You"	William "Mickey" Stevenson, Ivy Jo Hunter	2:43
3.	"Truly Yours"	Ivy Jo Hunter, William "Mickey" Stevenson	2:58
4.	"For All We Know"	Sam M. Lewis, J. Fred Coots	2:53
5.	"It Hurts To Be in Love"	Berry Gordy, Jr., Robert Gordy	2:22
6.	"Tomorrow May Never Come"	Harvey Fuqua, Thomas Kemp	2:27

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Sweet Thing"	William "Mickey" Stevenson	2:40
8.	"I Cross My Heart"	Ivy Jo Hunter	2:57
9.	"Where Is That Girl"	Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol	2:59
10.	"Like a Good Man Should"	William "Smokey" Robinson, Warren Moore	2:15
11.	"How Can I"	Harvey Fuqua, Gwen Gordy Fuqua	2:38
12.	"I Just Can't Help But Feel the Pain"	Clyde Wilson, Harvey Fuqua	2:35

Personnel

• Bobby Smith: lead and background vocals
• Henry Fambrough: lead ("Tomorrow May Never Come") and background vocals
• Billy Henderson: background vocals
• Pervis Jackson: background vocals
• Edgar "Chico" Edwards: lead ("Tomorrow May Never Come") and background vocals (all tracks except "That's What Girls Are Made For")
• George Dixon: background vocals ("That's What Girls Are Made For" only)
• The Andantes (Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, and Louvain Demps): background vocals (some tracks)
• Harvey Fuqua: producer, album producer
• Ivy Jo Hunter, William "Mickey" Stevenson: producer, album producer
• Berry Gordy, Jr.: producer
• Smokey Robinson: producer
• The Funk Brothers: instrumentation

Charts

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US [2]	US R&B [2]
1961	"That's What Girls Are For"	27	5
1965	"I'll Always Love You"	35	8
1966	"Truly Yours"	111	16

References

1. Hamilton, Andrew. "The Original Spinners". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
2. "US Charts > The Spinners". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-11-18.

External links

• The Original Spinners at Discogs (list of releases)