Games People Play (The Spinners song)
| "Games People Play" | ||||
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| File:Games People Play - Spinners.jpg | ||||
| Single by The Spinners | ||||
| from the album Pick of the Litter | ||||
| B-side | "I Don't Want to Lose You" | |||
| Released | May 1975 | |||
| Genre | Philly soul | |||
| Length | 3:29 (7") 4:41 (album) | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Joseph B. Jefferson, Bruce Hawes, Charles Simmons | |||
| Producer(s) | Thom Bell | |||
| The Spinners singles chronology | ||||
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"Games People Play", also known as ""They Just Can't Stop It" The (Games People Play)", is a song recorded by American R&B vocal group The Spinners. Released in 1975 from their Pick of the Litter album, featuring lead vocals by Bobby Smith, it was a crossover success, spending a week at number one on the US Hot Soul Singles chart and peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] Recorded at Philadelphia's Sigma Sound Studios, the house band MFSB provided the backing.
Female backing vocals on the song were by Carla Benson, Evette Benton and Barbara Ingram. This song was an RIAA certified million-seller for the Spinners.[2]
Credits
- Lead vocals by Bobby Smith, Pervis Jackson, and Evette Benton
- Background vocals by Philippé Wynne, Pervis Jackson, Henry Fambrough, Billy Henderson, and the Sigma Sweethearts: Barbara Ingram, Carla Benson and Evette Benton
- Instrumentation by various MFSB
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 545.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ^ "Bienvenue au site Web Bibliothèque et Archives Canada / Welcome to the Library and Archives Canada website". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "Adult Contemporary Music Chart". Billboard. 1975-10-25. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ^ "Top 100 1975-10-25". Cashbox Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
- ^ "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1975". cashboxmagazine.com. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
External links
- Template:MetroLyrics song
- Song review on Allmusic
- Song review at Songfacts
- Spinners - Games People Play on YouTube
