That's What Girls Are Made For
"That's What Girls Are Made For" is the debuting single for the American R&B/Soul vocal group The Spinners, released on Harvey Fuqua's Tri-Phi Records label in 1961.
| "That's What Girls Are Made For" | ||||
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| Single by The Spinners | ||||
| from the album The Spinners: Their Early Years & The Original Spinners | ||||
| B-side | "Heebie Jeebies" | |||
| Released | August 1961 | |||
| Recorded | May, 1961, Tri-Phi Studios, Detroit, Michigan | |||
| Genre | Doo-wop, R&B | |||
| Length | 2:52 | |||
| Label | Tri-Phi Records TP 1001 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Harvey Fuqua Gwen Gordy Fuqua | |||
| Producer(s) | Harvey Fuqua | |||
| The Spinners singles chronology | ||||
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The single featured most of the original members of the group including original lead singer Bobby Smith and featured a very young Marvin Gaye playing drums. Harvey Fuqua and his then-girlfriend Gwen Gordy made the song simply for them to record.
Released nationally on Tri-Phi, the song reached number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100[1] and number 5 on the Hot R&B Songs chart, starting a long successful run for the group, who later found success with neighboring Detroit label Motown Records in the mid-1960s and Philadelphia soul-based records with Atlantic Records in the 1970s.[2][3]
Credits
- Lead vocals by Bobby Smith[4]
- Background vocals by Bobby Smith, George Dixon, Pervis Jackson, Henry Fambrough and Billy Henderson
- Drums by Marvin Gaye
- Other Instrumentation by Various session artists (including possibly The Funk Brothers)
Chart history
| Chart (1961) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Chart | 27 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles | 5 |