Happiness Is Being with the Spinners

Happiness Is Being with the Spinners
Studio album by The Spinners
Released	July 1976
Studio	Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Kaye-Smith Studios, Seattle, Washington
Genre	R&B
Length	35:36
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Thom Bell
The Spinners chronology
Pick of the Litter (1975) Happiness Is Being with the Spinners (1976) Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow (1977)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B− [2]
Tom Hull – on the Web	B+ ( ) [3]

Happiness Is Being with the Spinners is the seventh studio album recorded by American R&B group The Spinners, released in July 1976 on the Atlantic label. It was produced by Thom Bell and recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia and Kaye-Smith Studios in Seattle.

History

The album reached the top ten of the R&B albums chart, their last to do so, peaking at number five. It also reached #25 on the Billboard 200. The single edit version of the seven-minute "The Rubberband Man" became the group's sixth and final R&B chart-topper and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached #16 on the UK Singles Chart. Another single, "Wake Up Susan", had moderate success on the charts.

Track listing

Songs written by Joseph B. Jefferson, Bruce Hawes, and Charles Simmons unless otherwise stated. ^[4]

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Now That We're Together"	Philip Terry, Talmadge G. Conway, Theodore Life	3:35
2.	"You're All I Need in Life"	LeRoy Bell, Linda Creed	4:28
3.	"If You Can't Be in Love"		3:52
4.	"The Rubberband Man"	Creed, Thom Bell	7:23

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Toni My Love"		3:41
6.	"Four Hands in the Fire"		4:00
7.	"The Clown"	Michael Burton	5:08
8.	"Wake Up Susan"	T. Bell, Sherman Marshall	3:29

Personnel

• Henry Fambrough, Billy Henderson, Pervis Jackson, Bobby Smith, Philippé Soul Wynne – vocals
• Carla Benson, Evette Benton, Barbara Ingram – backing vocals
• Tony Bell, Bobby Eli – guitars
• Thom Bell – keyboards, producer, arranger, conductor
• Bob Babbitt – bass guitar
• Andrew Smith – drums
• Larry Washington – percussion
• MFSB – orchestra

Charts

Chart (1976)	Peak [5]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	25
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	5

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US [5]	US R&B [5]	UK [6]
1976	"Wake Up Susan"	56	11	—
	"The Rubberband Man"	2	1	16

References

1. Elias, Jason. Happiness Is Being with the Spinners review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 13, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
3. Hull, Tom (May 31, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
4. Happiness Is Being With the Spinners (album). The Spinners. New York City, New York: Atlantic Records. 1976. SD 18181
5. "US Charts > The Spinners". Allmusic . Retrieved November 18, 2012.
6. "UK Charts > Detroit Spinners". The Official Charts Company . Retrieved September 24, 2011.

External links

• Happiness Is Being with the Spinners at Discogs (list of releases)