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Happiness Is Being with the Spinners

Field	Value
name	Happiness Is Being with the Spinners
type	Studio
artist	The Spinners
cover	Happinessisbeingwiththespinners.jpg
released	July 1976
studio	*Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
genre	R&B
length	35:36
label	Atlantic
producer	Thom Bell
prev_title	Pick of the Litter
prev_year	1975
next_title	Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow
next_year	1977

Kaye-Smith Studios, Seattle, Washington

Happiness Is Being with the Spinners is the seventh studio album recorded by American R&B group The Spinners, released in July 1976 on the Atlantic label. It was produced by Thom Bell and recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia and Kaye-Smith Studios in Seattle.

History

The album reached the top ten of the R&B albums chart, their last to do so, peaking at number five. It also reached #25 on the Billboard 200. The single edit version of the seven-minute "The Rubberband Man" became the group's sixth and final R&B chart-topper and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached #16 on the UK Singles Chart. Another single, "Wake Up Susan", had moderate success on the charts.

Track listing

Songs written by Joseph B. Jefferson, Bruce Hawes, and Charles Simmons unless otherwise stated.

Personnel

Henry Fambrough, Billy Henderson, Pervis Jackson, Bobby Smith, Philippé Soul Wynne – vocals
Carla Benson, Evette Benton, Barbara Ingram – backing vocals
Tony Bell, Bobby Eli – guitars
Thom Bell – keyboards, producer, arranger, conductor
Bob Babbitt – bass guitar
Andrew Smith – drums
Larry Washington – percussion
MFSB – orchestra

Charts

Chart (1976)	url=	title=US Charts The Spinners	publisher=Allmusic	accessdate=2012-11-18}}
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	25
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	5

;Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions	US
US
R&B
UK

1976	"Wake Up Susan"	56	11	—
"The Rubberband Man"	2	1	16

References

{{AllMusic. Jason. Elias
Christgau, Robert. (1981). "[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies]]". [[Ticknor & Fields]].
Hull, Tom. (May 31, 2021). "Music Week".
''Happiness Is Being With the Spinners'' (album). The Spinners. New York City, New York: Atlantic Records. 1976. SD 18181
"US Charts > The Spinners". [[Allmusic]].
"UK Charts > Detroit Spinners". [[The Official Charts Company]].

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