Mighty Love

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Mighty Love
Studio album by The Spinners
Released	January 1974
Studio	Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre	Philadelphia soul [1] R&B [1]
Length	37:12
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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+ [3]
Tom Hull – on the Web	B+ ( ) [4]

Mighty Love is the fourth studio album recorded by American R&B group The Spinners, released in January 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.

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. ^[5]

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"He'll Never Love You Like I Do"	Bunny Sigler, James Sigler, Morris Bailey	3:56
6.	"Love Has Gone Away"		3:35
7.	"Love Don't Love Nobody"	Simmons, Jefferson	7:12
8.	"Mighty Love"		4:58

Notes on track 5:

• Some album copies credit the song to Simmons, Hawes, and Jefferson ^[6] while single copies of "I'm Coming Home" credit the song to just B. Sigler and Bailey. ^[7]
• Lead singer Philippé Wynne would later release a cover version in 1984 with the title "He Don't Love You", though it was credited to Gamble & Huff. ^[8]

Personnel

• Billy Henderson, Bobby Smith, Philippé Wynne, Henry Fambrough, Pervis Jackson – vocals
• Linda Creed, Barbara Ingram, Carla Benson, Evette Benton – backing vocals
• MFSB – instrumentation

Charts

Chart (1974)	Peak [9]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	16
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	1

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US [9]	US R&B [9]
1974	"Mighty Love (Part 1)"	20	1
	"I'm Coming Home"	18	3
	"Love Don't Love Nobody (Part 1)"	15	4

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1974 (U.S.)

References

1. Dolan, Joe; Martoccio, Angie; Sheffield, Rob (November 20, 2024). "The 74 Best Albums of 1974". Rolling Stone . Retrieved November 30, 2024. A massive Philly soul testament, from the genius producer Thom Bell, one of the best things to happen to Seventies radio. Mighty Love is a showcase for his lush, sleek, bittersweet R&B...
2. Planer, Lindsay. Mighty Love review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
3. 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.
4. Hull, Tom (May 31, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
5. Mighty Love (album). The Spinners. New York City, New York: Atlantic Records. 1974. SD 7296
6. Mighty Love (album). The Spinners. New York City, New York: Atlantic Records. 1974. K 50030
7. I'm Coming Home (single). The Spinners. New York City, New York: Atlantic Records. 1974. 45-3027
8. Philippé Wynne (album). Philippé Wynne. Inglewood, New Jersey: Sugar Hill Records. 1984. SH-9204
9. "US Charts > The Spinners". Allmusic . Retrieved November 18, 2012.

External links

• Mighty Love at Discogs (list of releases)