''The Dynamic Superiors'' is the debut album for

The Dynamic Superiors The Dynamic Superiors are an American, Motown group from Washington, D.C., United States. The group formed in 1963 with members Tony Washington (lead), George Spann (first tenor), George Peterback, Jr. (second tenor), Michael McCalpin (baritone), a ...

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. Released in 1975, it contains the hits "Shoe Shoe Shine" and "Leave It Alone". After a 35-year wait, in 2010, this album was finally released on CD in a 2-for-1 set with The Superiors' second Motown album, ''

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'', not by Motown, but by Universal's ''Soul Music.com'' imprint
''Selected Tracks'' for the group's 2 album CD release
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The album was arranged by

Leon Pendarvis Leroy Leon Pendarvis (born 1945) is an American session musician. He plays keyboards and is a background vocalist. He is also an occasional guitarist. The artists he has worked with over the years include Bonnie Raitt on her ''Streetlights'' albu ...

, Arthur Jenkins,

Paul Riser Paul Riser (born September 11, 1943) is an American trombonist and Motown musical arranger who was responsible for co-writing and arranging dozens of top ten hit records. His legacy as one of the "Funk Brothers" is similar to that of most of the ...

and

Richard Tee Richard Edward Tee (born Richard Edward Ten Ryk; November 24, 1943 – July 21, 1993) was an American pianist, studio musician, singer and arranger, who had several hundred studio credits and played on such notable hits as "In Your Eyes", "Slip ...

. It was written and produced by the husband-and-wife team of

Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson Ashford & Simpson were an American husband-and-wife songwriting-production team and recording artists, recording duo of Nickolas Ashford (May 4, 1941 – August 22, 2011) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946). Ashford was born in Fairfield ...

with Dick Ellescas credited for the cover illustration.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson; except where indicated # "Shoe Shoe Shine" # "Soon" # "Leave It Alone" # "Don't Send Nobody Else" # "Romeo" # "Star of my Life" # "Cry When You Want To" # "I Got Away" ( Raymond Simpson) # "One-Nighter"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dynamic Superiors 1975 debut albums Dynamic Superiors albums Albums arranged by Paul Riser Albums produced by Ashford & Simpson Motown albums