Lovin' Feelings is a 1985 studio album by American soul music vocal group The Spinners, released on Mirage Records. The band came to Mirage after a steady commercial and critical decline that lasted for almost a decade and resulted in them leaving long-time label Atlantic Records. However, the band were unable to regain any momentum, with Lovin' Feelings becoming the first Spinners album to not chart.
| Lovin' Feelings | ||||
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| Released | September 23, 1985 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 34:32 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Mirage | |||
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Reception
editEditors at AllMusic Guide scored Lovin' Feelings two out of five stars, with reviewer Ron Wynn writing, "nothing worked from start to finish on this mid-'80s number, both a commercial and artistic flop".[1]
Track listing
edit- "Put Us Together Again" (Gerard McMahon) – 3:43
- "I Found an Angel" (McMahon) – 4:00
- "You're Number One" (McMahon) – 3:26
- "She Does" (Ernie Gold and Seth Swirshy) – 4:01
- "That's What Girls Are Made For" (Gwen Fuqua and Harvey Fuqua) – 3:20
- "More Today Than Yesterday" (Alwyn Wall and Malcolm Wild) – 3:45
- "The Witness" (McMahon) – 3:46
- "Two Can Be One (Theme from Cagney & Lacey)" (lyrics: Ashley Irwin and S. A. Williams, music: Bill Conti) – 4:31
- "Show Me Your Magic" (Joe Curiale, Rick Neigher, and Leon Ware) – 4:00
Personnel
editThe Spinners
- John Edwards – vocals, backing vocals
- Henry Fambrough – vocals, backing vocals
- Billy Henderson – vocals, backing vocals
- Pervis Jackson – vocals, backing vocals
- Bobby Smith – vocals, backing vocals
Additional personnel
- Patrick Adams – remixing on "She Does" and "That's What Girls Are Made For"
- Chris Barbosa – production on "More Today Than Yesterday"
- Bob Defrin – art direction
- Jim Delehant – executive production
- Harvey Fuqua – production on "That's What Girls Are Made For"
- Jerry Greenberg – executive production
- Gary Heery – photography
- Ashley Irwin – production on "She Does" and "Two Can Be One (Theme from Cagney & Lacey)"
- Mark Liggett – production on "More Today Than Yesterday"
- Gerard McMahon – production on "Put Us Together Again", "I Found an Angel", "You're My Number One", and "The Witness"
- Joel Soiffer – engineering on "Put Us Together Again", "I Found an Angel", and "You're My Number One"
- Maurice Starr – production on "Show Me Your Magic"
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Wynn, Ron. "The Spinners – Lovin' Feelings". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
External links
edit- Lovin' Feelings at Discogs (list of releases)
- Lovin' Feelings at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
