Games People Play (The Spinners song)
"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.
"Games People Play" | ||||
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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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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
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
- Song review on Allmusic
- Song review at Songfacts
- Spinners - Games People Play on YouTube
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