The Spinners

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The Spinners are an American R&B vocal group best known for their smooth Philadelphia soul sound and a string of 1970s hits like "I'll Be Around" and "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf R&B group
musical group
soul music group
vocal group
activePeriod 1970s
alsoKnownAs The Spinners
surface form: Detroit Spinners

Motown Spinners
associatedAct Dionne Warwick
Philadelphian soul musicians
Thom Bell
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decadeOfPeakPopularity 1970s
formedIn 1954
formedInCity Detroit
formedInState Michigan
genre Philadelphia soul
R&B
pop
soul
influencedGenre contemporary R&B
quiet storm
lyricalTheme love and heartbreak
romantic relationships
notableAlbum Happiness Is Being with the Spinners
Mighty Love
New and Improved
Pick of the Litter
Spinners
notableSongType danceable soul tracks
love ballads
notableWork Could It Be I'm Falling in Love
Games People Play
Ghetto Child
I’ll Be Around
surface form: I'll Be Around

Mighty Love
One of a Kind (Love Affair)
The Rubberband Man
Then Came You
originRegion Detroit music scene
recordLabel Atlantic Records
Motown
styleCharacteristic lush orchestration
rhythmic groove
string arrangements
vocalArrangement lead and background harmonies
vocalStyle smooth harmonies

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Dionne Warwick associatedAct The Spinners
Linda Creed associatedAct The Spinners
Linda Creed wroteForArtist The Spinners
Las Meninas follows The Spinners
Then Came You performer The Spinners
Then Came You recordedBy The Spinners
this entity surface form: Dionne Warwick and The Spinners
Then Came You hasArtist The Spinners
Then Came You mainPerformer The Spinners
The Spinners alsoKnownAs The Spinners
this entity surface form: Detroit Spinners
Zaire 74 music festival performer The Spinners
subject surface form: Zaire 74
G.C. Cameron memberOf The Spinners
G.C. Cameron associatedAct The Spinners
The Rubberband Man performer The Spinners
The Rubberband Man artist The Spinners
The Rubberband Man performedBy The Spinners
this entity surface form: American vocal group The Spinners
The Rubberband Man performedBy The Spinners
this entity surface form: Detroit Spinners
The Rubberband Man partOf The Spinners
this entity surface form: The Spinners discography
Thom Bell associatedWith The Spinners
Creed wroteFor The Spinners
subject surface form: Linda Creed