Keep On Keepin' On - The Atlantic Years (Phase Two 1979/1984) Coffret Deluxe

Description

Volume companion very much anticipated from the successful 2023 box set of the Spinners, "Happiness Has No Price: The Thom Bell Studio Recordings (1972-1979)."
7 CD box set composed of expanded editions of the six Atlantic albums by the Spinners released after the Thom Bell years, including collaborations with hot producers Michael Zager, James Mtume, and Reggie Lucas, Freddie Perren, and Leon Sylvers III.
18 bonus tracks include rare unique versions, 12-inch mixes, and remixes. "Grand Slam" (1982) and "Cross Fire" (1984) make their worldwide debut on authorized CD.
Additionally, as a special bonus, the entirety of "Spinners Live!" from 1975. Album featuring singer Philippé Wynne and an appearance by songwriter Linda Creed.
Key tracks include the UK No. 1 hit "Working My Way Back to You/Forgive Me Girl," "Cupid/I've Loved You for a Long Time," "Yesterday Once More/Nothing Remains the Same," a remarkable rap. "The Deacon," the tribute to Thom Bell "Didn't I Blow Your Mind," the rarity by Linda Creed "The Winter of Our Love," "You Go Your Way (I'll Go Mine)" by Tawatha Agee, and "Magic in the Moonlight."
Stunning remastering by Nick Robbins and top-notch illustrations by Roger Williams. A deluxe booklet with complete notes, album by album, written by Joe Marchese of The Second Disc, drawing on exclusive quotes from John Edwards, the late Henry Fambrough, Michael Zager, and Tawatha Agee.
The Spinners – with John Edwards, Henry Fambrough, Bobbie Smith, Billy Henderson, and Pervis Jackson – were at a crossroads when longtime producer-arranger-conductor Thom Bell announced he would no longer work with the group. Producer Michael Zager brought them into the studio at the height of the disco era, propelling the group into the 1980s with a breathtaking medley of the Four Seasons classic "Working My Way Back to You" and its "Forgive Me Girl," which soared into the top ten of the US Hot 100, Dance, R&B, and AC charts as well as No. 1 in the UK. The Spinners followed up with another enduring classic medley combining Sam Cooke's "Cupid" with Zager's "I've Loved You for a Long Time," then closed their medley trilogy with the Carpenters' "Yesterday Once More" and Zager's "Nothing Remains the Same."
After three scorching albums with Zager, The Spinners continued with memorable collaborations with hot producers like James Mtume and Reggie Lucas, Freddie Perren, and Leon Sylvers III from the musical family The Sylvers. On these 1980s albums, the vocal group diversified into funk, dance, and even hip-hop while still maintaining the classic and moving harmony sound of the Spinners. This long-neglected period in the history of the Spinners finally receives the complete treatment it deserves in this definitive box set filled with bonuses.
CD 1 Dancin’ & Lovin’ (Expanded Edition) 1979 1. Disco Ride 2. Body Language 3. Let's Boogie, Let's Dance 4. Medley: Working My Way Back To You/ Forgive Me, Girl 5. With My Eyes 6. One, One, Two, Two, Boogie Woogie Avenue (Home Of The Boogie, House Of The Funk) Bonus Tracks 7. Body Language (Single Version) 8. With My Eyes (Single Version) 9. Medley: Working My Way Back To You/ Forgive Me Girl (Single Version) 10. Body Language (12” Single) 11. Working My Way Back To You (1988 Chris Paul ReGeneration Mix) 12. Working My Way Back To You (1988 Chris Paul Re-Generation Mix Edit)
CD 2 Love Trippin’ (Expanded Edition) 1980 1. Love Trippin' 2. Heavy On The Sunshine 3. Medley: Cupid/I've Loved You For A Long Time 4. I Just Want To Be With You 5. Streetwise 6. I Just Want To Fall In Love 7. Now That You're Mine Again 8. Split Decision 9. I'm Takin' You Back 10. Pipedream Bonus Tracks 11. Medley: Cupid/I’ve Loved You For A Long Time (Single Version) 12. Now That You’re Mine Again (Single Version) 13. Medley: Cupid/ I’ve Loved You For A Long Time (12” Single Remix)
CD 3 Labor Of Love (Expanded Edition) 1981 1. Long Live Soul Music 2. Standing On The Rock 3. Medley: Yesterday Once More / Nothing Remains The Same 4. Almost All The Way To Love 5. The Winter Of Our Love 6. Be My Love 7. Give Your Lady What She Wants 8. A Man Just Don't Know What A Woman Goes Through 9. The Deacon Bonus Tracks 10. Medley: Yesterday Once More/Nothing Remains The Same (Single Version) 11. Long Live Soul Music (Single Version)
CD 4 Can’t Shake This Feelin’ (Expanded Edition) 1982 1. Can't Shake This Feelin' 2. Knack For Me 3. You Go Your Way (I'll Go Mine) 4. Love Connection (Raise The Window Down) 5. Never Thought I'd Fall In Love 6. Didn't I Blow Your Mind 7. Send A Little Love 8. Love Is Such A Crazy Feeling 9. Got To Be Love Bonus Tracks 10. Love Connection (Raise The Window Down) (Single Version) 11. Got To Be Love (Single Version) 12. Never Thought I’d Fall In Love (Single Version)
CD 5 Grand Slam (Expanded Edition) 1982 1. City Full Of Memories 2. Magic In The Moonlight 3. If I Knew ( 4. I'm Calling You Now 5. So Far Away (4:22) 6. Just Let Love In 7. Funny How Time Slips Away 8. Lover Boy 9. No Other Love Bonus Tracks 10. City Full Of Memories (Single Version) 11. Magic In The Moonlight (Single Version)
CD 6 Cross Fire (Expanded Edition) 1984 1. Two Of A Kind 2. Right Or Wrong 3. (We Have Come Into) Our Time For Love 4. Cross Fire 5. Keep On Keepin' On 6. Not Just Another Lover 7. Love Is In Season 8. All Your Love 9. Secrets Bonus Tracks 10. Right Or Wrong (Single Version) 11. (We Have Come Into) Our Time For Love (Single Version)
CD 7 Spinners Live! (1975) (Bonus Disc) 1975 1. Fascinating Rhythm 2. I've Got To Make It On My Own 3. Living A Little, Laughing A Little 4. One Of A Kind (Love Affair) 5. Then Came You 6. Sadie 7. How Could I Let You Get Away 8. Could It Be I'm Falling In Love 9. Superstar Medley: It's Not Unusual/ Don't Mess With Bill/Paper Doll/Stop! In The Name Of Love/ If I Didn't Care/ Hound Dog/Hello Dolly 10. Love Don't Love Nobody (Pts. 1 & 2) 11. Mighty Love