1974 studio album by The Spinners
New and Improved album by American R&B group The Spinners , released in December 1974 on the Atlantic label. Like the Spinners' two previous Atlantic albums, New and Improved was produced by Thom Bell and recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia .
History
New and Improved became the Spinners' third consecutive R&B albums chart-topper and reached #9 on the Billboard 200Then Came You ", featuring Dionne Warwick and the group's only single to top the Billboard Hot 100R&B chart by Kool & the Gang 's "Higher Plane"), and the top 10 R&B singles "Living A Little, Laughing A Little" and "Sadie" – the latter track was covered by R. Kelly on his 1993 debut solo album 12 Play
Track listing
Side one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Sitting on Top of the World" Joseph B. Jefferson, Bruce Hawes, Charles Simmons 4:42 2. "Smile, We Have Each Other" Charles Simmons, Bruce Hawes, Joseph B. Jefferson 4:30 3. "Then Came You " (with Dionne Warwick ) Sherman Marshall, Phillip Pugh 3:59 4. "There's No One Like You" Charles Simmons, Bruce Hawes 4:16
Side two No. Title Writer(s) Length 5. "Living a Little, Laughing a Little" Thom Bell , Linda Creed 5:03 6. "Sadie " Joseph B. Jefferson, Bruce Hawes, Charles Simmons 5:26 7. "Lazy Susan" Linda Creed, Thom Bell 3:34 8. "I've Got to Make It on My Own" Charles Simmons, Bruce Hawes 3:26
Personnel
Billy Henderson , Bobby Smith , Philippé Wynne , Henry Fambrough , Pervis Jackson – vocalsDionne Warwick – vocals on "Then Came You"Linda Creed , Barbara Ingram , Carla Benson, Evette Benton – backing vocalsTony Bell, Bobby Eli , Don Murray – guitars
Thom Bell – keyboardsWalter Pfeil – harp
Bob Babbitt – bass guitarDon Renaldo – strings
Andrew Smith – drums
Larry Washington – congas, bongos
Jack Faith – alto saxophone, flute
Rocco Bene, Bobby Hartzell – trumpet
Joe DeAngelis, Milt Phibbs, Danny Davis – French horn
Freddie Joiner, Bobby Moore, Richie Genevese, Ed Cascarella – trombone Charts
Singles
Year
Single
Peak chart positions
US US US UK
1974
"Then Came You"
1
2
3
29
1975
"Living a Little, Laughing a Little"
37
7
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"Sadie"
54
7
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See also
References
New and Improved reviewAllMusic . Retrieved 2011-10-16.
Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S" . Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies Ticknor & Fields . ISBN 089919026X Hull, Tom (May 31, 2021). "Music Week" . Tom Hull – on the Web . Retrieved June 6, 2021.^ "US Charts > The Spinners" . Allmusic . Retrieved 2012-11-18.
"UK Charts > Detroit Spinners" . The Official Charts Company . Retrieved 2011-09-24.
External links
The Spinners
C.J. Jefferson Marvin Taylor Jessie Robert Peck Ronnie Moss Studio albums
Other albums
Singles
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