"Games People Play", also known as ""They Just Can't Stop It" The (Games People Play)", is a song recorded by American
R&B vocal group
The Spinners. Released in 1975 from their ''
Pick of the Litter'' album, featuring
lead vocals by
Bobby Smith, it was a
crossover
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Entertainment
Albums and songs
* ''Cross Over'' (Dan Peek album)
* ''Crossover'' (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles album), 1987
* ''Crossover'' (Intrigue album)
* ''Crossover'' (Hitomi Shimatani album)
* ''Crossover'' (Yoshino ...
success, spending a week at number one on the US
Hot Soul Singles
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chart and peaking at number five on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100. Recorded at Philadelphia's
Sigma Sound Studios, the house band
MFSB
MFSB, officially standing for "Mother Father Sister Brother", was a pool of more than 30 studio musicians based at Philadelphia's Sigma Sound Studios. They worked closely with the production team of Gamble and Huff and producer/arranger Thom ...
provided the backing.
Female backing vocals on the song were performed by
Carla L. Benson, Evette Benton, and
Barbara Ingram
Barbara Jane Ingram (February 9, 1947 – October 20, 1994) was an American R&B singer and songwriter who was active throughout the early 1970s until the mid-late 1980s, enjoying modest success as a backup singer for almost two decades.
...
, who together formed the legendary studio backing vocal group
Sweethearts of Sigma. The female lead vocal on the track is by Miss Benton. This song was an
RIAA certified million-seller for the Spinners.
Credits
*Lead vocals by
Bobby Smith,
Pervis Jackson
Pervis Jackson (May 17, 1938 – August 18, 2008) was an American R&B singer, noted as the bass singer for The Spinners, and was one of the group's original members as well as their spokesman. His deep timbered voice and calm swagger garnered h ...
, and Evette Benton
*Background vocals by
Philippé Wynne
Philippé Wynne (''aka'' Philippe Escalante Wynn; ''né'' Walker; April 3, 1941 – July 14, 1984) was an American singer, best known for his role as a lead vocalist of The Spinners (a role he shared with fellow group members Bobby Smith and H ...
,
Pervis Jackson
Pervis Jackson (May 17, 1938 – August 18, 2008) was an American R&B singer, noted as the bass singer for The Spinners, and was one of the group's original members as well as their spokesman. His deep timbered voice and calm swagger garnered h ...
,
Henry Fambrough,
Billy Henderson, and the
Sweethearts of Sigma:
Barbara Ingram
Barbara Jane Ingram (February 9, 1947 – October 20, 1994) was an American R&B singer and songwriter who was active throughout the early 1970s until the mid-late 1980s, enjoying modest success as a backup singer for almost two decades.
...
,
Carla L. Benson and Evette Benton
*Instrumentation by various
MFSB
MFSB, officially standing for "Mother Father Sister Brother", was a pool of more than 30 studio musicians based at Philadelphia's Sigma Sound Studios. They worked closely with the production team of Gamble and Huff and producer/arranger Thom ...
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
External links
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Song reviewon
Allmusic
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Song reviewat Songfacts
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1975 singles
The Spinners (American group) songs
1975 songs
Atlantic Records singles