Mighty Love

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Mighty Love
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1974
Studio Sigma Sound Studios
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Genre R&B
Length37:12
Label Atlantic
Producer Thom Bell
The Spinners chronology
The Best of the Spinners
(1973)
Mighty Love
(1974)
New and Improved
(1974)
The Spinners studio albums chronology
Spinners
(1973)
Mighty Love
(1974)
New and Improved
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Christgau's Record Guide B+ [2]
Tom Hull – on the Web B+ ( Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg ) [3]

Mighty Love is the fourth studio album recorded by American R&B group The Spinners, released in March 1974 on the Atlantic label. It was the Spinners' second album for Atlantic and, like their breakthrough Atlantic debut Spinners , was produced by Thom Bell at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia.

Contents

History

The album topped the R&B albums chart, their second consecutive overall to do so. It also reached number 16 on the Billboard 200. The single edit of the title track became the group's fourth R&B chart-topper, while "I'm Coming Home" peaked at number 3—both singles also reached the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, as did an edited version of the seven-minute slow jam "Love Don't Love Nobody", which has become a quiet storm radio classic.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Charles Simmons, Joseph B. Jefferson and Bruce Hawes, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Since I Been Gone" 4:20
2."Ain't No Price on Happiness" 4:05
3."I'm Glad You Walked into My Life" 4:55
4."I'm Coming Home" Thom Bell, Linda Creed 4:11
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."He'll Never Love You Like I Do" 3:56
6."Love Has Gone Away" 3:35
7."Love Don't Love Nobody"Charles Simmons, Joseph B. Jefferson7:12
8."Mighty Love" 4:58

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1974)Peak
[4]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 16
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 1
Singles
YearSinglePeak chart positions
US
[4]
US
R&B

[4]
1974"Mighty Love (Part 1)"201
"I'm Coming Home"183
"Love Don't Love Nobody (Part 1)"154

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