Down to Business

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Down to Business
The Spinners - Down to Business.jpg
Studio album by
The Spinners
ReleasedAugust 18, 1989 (1989-08-18)
RecordedEarly 1989
StudioFantasy Studios, Berkeley, California, United States
Genre Soul [1]
Length44:37
LanguageEnglish
Label Volt
Producer
  • Allen Burke
  • Kent Brown
  • James Early
  • Jaee Logan
  • Randie McBride
  • F. L. Pittman
  • Claytoven Richardson
The Spinners chronology
Lovin' Feelings
(1985)		Down to Business
(1989)		 One of a Kind Love Affair: The Anthology
(1991)

Down to Business is a 1989 studio album by American soul music vocal group The Spinners, released on Volt Records. This album came after the band had been dropped from long-time label Atlantic Records and had a one-album detour via Mirage Records with Lovin' Feelings in 1985. While Down to Business charted, it was considered a commercial and critical flop. [1]

Contents

It did return the band to the R&B chart for the first time in five years with the single "Heal Me", though the track never made it beyond number 70.

Reception

Editors at AllMusic Guide scored Down to Business three out of five stars, with critic Ron Wynn "some excellent harmonizing and fine, soulful leads from John Edwards". [1]

Track listing

  1. "I'm Happy Baby" (Barry Callier, Larry Coney, and F. L. Pittman) – 4:23
  2. "We Got Businees" (John Bettis, Jay Graydon, and Richard Page) – 4:45
  3. "Heal Me" (Claytoven Richardson) – 5:55
  4. "So Hard to Let You Go" (Pittman) – 4:40
  5. "I Wanna Love You Forever" (Kent Brown, Callier, and Pittman) – 4:52
  6. "My Lady Is My Best Friend" (Pervis Jackson and Tony Williams) – 3:53
  7. "We Dance to Love Songs" (Douglas Getschall and Randy Waldman) – 4:12
  8. "Can I Depend on You" (Susan Aladdin and Jody Sims) – 4:34
  9. "Memories of Allison" (Chetkovich-Bryant) – 3:53
  10. "Time Can Do Magic" (Cynthia Bythell) – 3:31

Compact disc editions feature the final two tracks and the vinyl LP omits them.

Chart performance

Down to Business reached 82 on the R&B chart and did not land on the Billboard 200. [2]

Personnel

The Spinners

Additional personnel

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Wynn, Ron. "The Spinners – Down to Business". AllMusic Guide . Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  2. ↑ "US Albums Charts > The Spinners". AllMusic Guide. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
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