''The Original Spinners'' (released in the UK as ''The Detroit Spinners'') is the 1967 debut album by The Spinners for

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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 lineup on the cover features Bobby Smith, Edgar "Chico" Edwards,

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, Billy Henderson, and

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. 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

Personnel

* Bobby Smith – lead and backing vocals *

– lead ("Tomorrow May Never Come") and backing vocals * Billy Henderson – backing vocals *

– backing vocals * Edgar "Chico" Edwards – lead ("Tomorrow May Never Come") and background vocals (all tracks except "That's What Girls Are Made For") * George Dixon – backing vocals ("That's What Girls Are Made For" only) *

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(Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, and Louvain Demps) – backing vocals (some tracks) * Harvey Fuqua –

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, album producer *

Ivy Jo Hunter George Ivy Hunter (August 28, 1940 – October 6, 2022), known as Ivy Jo Hunter, was an American R&B songwriter, record producer and singer, most associated with his work for Motown in the 1960s. Life and career Raised in Detroit, Michigan ...

, William "Mickey" Stevenson – producer, album producer *

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– producer *

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– producer *

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– instrumentation

Charts

;Singles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Original Spinners The Spinners (American group) albums 1967 debut albums Motown albums Albums produced by Harvey Fuqua Albums produced by Johnny Bristol Albums produced by Smokey Robinson Albums produced by William "Mickey" Stevenson Albums produced by Ivy Jo Hunter Albums produced by Berry Gordy