New and Improved (The Spinners album)

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Released December 1974 Artist The Spinners Producer Thom Bell Genre Rhythm and blues		Length 34:56 Release date December 1974 Label Atlantic Records

Recorded Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) New and Improved (1974) Pick of the Litter (1975) Similar The Spinners albums, Rhythm and blues albums

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New and Improved is the fifth album by American R&B group The Spinners, released in December 1974 on the Atlantic label. Like the Spinners' two previous Atlantic albums, New and Improved was produced by Thom Bell and recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia.

History

New and Improved became the Spinners' third consecutive R&B albums chart-topper and reached #9 on the Billboard 200, their first top 10 album on this chart. The album includes "Then Came You", featuring Dionne Warwick and the group's only single to top the Billboard Hot 100 (it was denied the top spot on the R&B chart by Kool & the Gang's "Higher Plane"), and the top 10 R&B singles "Laughing a Little, Loving a Little" and "Sadie" – the latter track was covered by R. Kelly on his 1993 debut solo album 12 Play.

Personnel

Billy Henderson, Bobby Smith, Philippé Wynne, Henry Fambrough, Pervis Jackson – vocals

Dionne Warwick – vocals on "Then Came You"

Linda Creed, Barbara Ingram, Carla Benson, Evette Benton – backing vocals

Tony Bell, Bobby Eli, Don Murray – guitars

Thom Bell – keyboards

Walter Pfeil – harp

Bob Babbitt – bass guitar

Don Renaldo – strings

Andrew Smith – drums

Larry Washington – congas, bongos

Jack Faith – alto saxophone, flute

Rocco Bene, Bobby Hartzell – trumpet

Joe DeAngelis, Milt Phibbs, Danny Davis – French horn

Freddie Joiner, Bobby Moore, Richie Genevese, Ed Cascarella – trombone

Charts

Singles

Songs

1Sitting on Top of the World4:42
2Smile - We Have Each Other4:30
3Then Came You3:58

References

New and Improved (The Spinners album) Wikipedia

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