''Wynne Jammin is a studio album by American singer

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 ...

, the former lead singer of the Spinners. It was the second album released on the Uncle Jam/

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label, fronted by

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leader George Clinton and his manager Archie Ivy. The album features many musicians from the

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stable. The album was produced by George Clinton,

Ron Dunbar Ronald Dunbar (April 15, 1939 – April 3, 2018) was an American songwriter, A&R director and record producer who worked closely with Holland–Dozier–Holland, and with George Clinton. His co-writing credits include the hit songs " Give Me Jus ...

and Philippé Wynne. ''Wynne Jammin was reissued by CBS/

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in May 1994, but quickly went out of print. The original album contained a lyric sheet.

Critical reception

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'' wrote that "the first selection, 'Never Gonna Tell It', is a 12 1/2-minute funk jam that features extended gospel-like preaching from Mr. Wynne and some blazing electric guitar solos." ''

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'' noted that "the music comes out so natural, with no perfunctory funkiness." ''

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'' panned the "ordinary disco" of "We Dance So Good Together".

Track listing

# "Never Gonna Tell It" (George Clinton,

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) (released as a single-Uncle Jam/CBS 9900 and 12" B-side to "Freak To Freak" by the Sweat Band-Uncle Jam/CBS AS 874) # "Put Your Own Puzzle Together" (J. Glover, J. Dean) (released as a single- Uncle Jam/CBS ZS6 9902) # "You Make Me Happy (You Got The Love I Need)" (Philippé Wynne) # "We Dance So Good Together" (J. Glover, J. Dean) # "Hotel Eternity" (Gary Hudgins, Daryl Clinton, Philippé Wynne, Robert Johnson) # "Breakout" (Philippé Wynne) # "You Gotta Take Chances" (J. Glover, J. Dean)

Personnel

*Brandye (

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, Donna Davis Sadler, Pamela Vincent, Melody McCully), Philippé Wynne, Jerome Rodgers, Robert Johnson, Ron Ford, Ray Davis, The Doc, Michael "Clip" Payne, Stevie Pannell, David Lee Chong, Jessica Cleaves, Andre Williams, Jeanette McGruder, Shirley Hayden, Chanta Payne, Cheryl James, Sheila Horne - vocals *

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Bruce Nazarian Bruce Nazarian (March 27, 1949 – October 9, 2015) was an American funk and rock musician, recording artist and music producer from Detroit, Michigan. Nazarian was an Apple Certified Trainer and Certified Pro on various professional application ...

, Kenny Birch,

Garry Shider Garry Marshall Shider (July 24, 1953 – June 16, 2010) was an American musician and guitarist. He was musical director of the P-Funk All-Stars for much of their history. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, with fifteen ...

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, Willie "Preacher" Hampton - guitar *Rodney Curtis, Bruce Nazarian, Donny Sterling, Frank Bryant - bass *Tyrone Lampkin, Jerry Jones - drums *Carl "Butch" Small, Larry Fratangelo - percussion *

, David Lee Chong - synthesizer *Gordon Staples, Felix Resnick and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra - strings *John Trudell, Ernie Rogers, Angelo Carlisi, Ted Jackson, Gordon Stump, Leo Harrison, Maurice Davis, Fred Boldt, Mike Sutter,

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- horns *George Clinton, Ron Dunbar, Philippé Wynne - background arrangements *Rudy Robinson, Bernie Worrell - rhythm arrangements *

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 ...

, Tony Camillo - string and horn arrangements *Diem Jones - art direction

References

{{Authority control Philippé Wynne albums 1980 albums Albums arranged by Paul Riser