The Spinners (Detroit Spinners) : Pick of The Litter

GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

NIGHT OR DAY

THEY'RE NOT MATCHIN'

WHAT THEY SHOULD DO

KEEPS ME FEELIN' BLUE

 Pick of the Litter

 is the sixth

studio album by

American R&B group

 The Spinners

released in 

August 1975

 on the Atlantic label. 

The album was

 produced by

 Thom Bell

 and recorded at

 Sigma Sound Studios

 in Philadelphia.

History

Pick of the Litter

 is generally considered

 the last of the quartet

 of classic

 Bell-produced 

studio albums 

the Spinners released

 between 1973 and 1975, 

and to mark the end 

of the most 

creative phase 

of the group’s career  

while future releases 

would have

 memorable moments,

 contemporary critical opinion

 is that none of

 the group’s later material 

matches the

 enduring quality 

and top-notch

 consistency of these

 four albums.

Pick of the Litter

 became the Spinners’

 highest placing album

 on the Billboard 200, 

reaching number eight; 

however it was the 

group’s first

 Atlantic album

 to miss the top 

of the 

R&B albums chart, 

peaking at number two.

 The album includes

 the distinctive 

"Games People Play",

 one of the group’s

 signature songs, 

which became their 

fifth single

 to top the R&B chart 

and a top 5 hit 

on the Billboard

 singles chart. 

The second single 

"Love or Leave"

 also mad

e the R&B top 10.

Although not credited 

on the album sleeve, 

"Just as Long as We Have Love" 

includes vocal 

contributions from 

Dionne Warwick.

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