A One of a Kind Love Affair: The Anthology
Despite hailing from Detroit, the Spinners had only sporadic success as aMotownact, most notably with theStevie Wonder-produced "It's a Shame." But with the early-'70s addition of Philippe Wynne as lead singer and new associations withAtlantic Recordsand producer Thom Bell, the group was transformed into one of the decade's key soul acts. With Wynne's gorgeous voice and ever-inventive improvisations riding Bell's smooth tracks, the Spinners made deathless single after deathless single while also committing must-own LPs like theself-titled onethat featured "I'll Be Around."A One of a Kind Love Affaircharts the great career of an outfit with truckloads of both R&B; and pop credibility.--Rickey Wright