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 "Living A Little, Laughing A Little" and "Sadie" – the latter track was covered by R. Kelly on his 1993 debut solo album 12 Play.
improved, spinners, album, improved, fifth, album, american, group, spinners, released, december, 1974, atlantic, label, like, spinners, previous, atlantic, albums, improved, produced, thom, bell, recorded, sigma, sound, studios, philadelphia, improvedstudio, . New and Improved is the fifth album by American R amp 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 New and ImprovedStudio album by The SpinnersReleasedDecember 1974RecordedSigma Sound Studios Philadelphia Pennsylvania GenreR amp BLength34 56LabelAtlanticProducerThom BellThe Spinners chronologyMighty Love 1974 New and Improved 1974 Spinners Live 1975 The Spinners studio albums chronologyMighty Love 1974 New and Improved 1974 Pick of the Litter 1975 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 Christgau s Record GuideB 2 Tom Hull on the WebB 3 Contents 1 History 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Charts 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditNew and Improved became the Spinners third consecutive R amp 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 amp B chart by Kool amp the Gang s Higher Plane and the top 10 R amp B singles Living A Little Laughing A Little and Sadie the latter track was covered by R Kelly on his 1993 debut solo album 12 Play Track listing EditSide oneNo TitleWriter s Length1 Sitting on Top of the World Joseph B Jefferson Bruce Hawes Charles Simmons4 422 Smile We Have Each Other Charles Simmons Bruce Hawes Joseph B Jefferson4 303 Then Came You with Dionne Warwick Sherman Marshall Phillip Pugh3 594 There s No One Like You Charles Simmons Bruce Hawes4 16 Side twoNo TitleWriter s Length5 Living a Little Laughing a Little Thom Bell Linda Creed5 036 Sadie Joseph B Jefferson Bruce Hawes Charles Simmons5 267 Lazy Susan Linda Creed Thom Bell3 348 I ve Got to Make It on My Own Charles Simmons Bruce Hawes3 26Personnel EditBilly Henderson Bobby Smith Philippe 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 tromboneCharts EditChart 1974 Peak 4 U S Billboard Top LPs 9U S Billboard Top Soul LPs 1SinglesYear Single Peak chart positionsUS 4 USR amp B 4 USA C 4 UK 5 1974 Then Came You 1 2 3 291975 Living a Little Laughing a Little 37 7 Sadie 54 7 See also EditList of number one R amp B albums of 1975 U S References Edit Hamilton Andrew New and Improved review at AllMusic Retrieved 2011 10 16 Christgau Robert 1981 Consumer Guide 70s S Christgau s Record Guide Rock Albums of the Seventies Ticknor amp Fields ISBN 089919026X Retrieved March 13 2019 via robertchristgau com Hull Tom May 31 2021 Music Week Tom Hull on the Web Retrieved June 6 2021 a b c d US Charts gt The Spinners Allmusic Retrieved 2012 11 18 UK Charts gt Detroit Spinners The Official Charts Company Retrieved 2011 09 24 External links EditNew and Improved at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New and Improved The Spinners album amp oldid 1147698087, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
