Another great oldie... I've been revisiting a lot of the ole skool stuff, too...

purplethunder3121 said:

Phillipe Wynne ...one of the more overlooked r&b frontmen...he had a distinct rhythmic cadence to his vocal phrasing... almost similar to a rapper with his innate rhythmic ability to ad-lib, scat, and tapdance across the track...

You stay with the hits

Dakarai said:

You stay with the hits

RJOrion said:

Phillipe Wynne ...one of the more overlooked r&b frontmen...he had a distinct rhythmic cadence to his vocal phrasing... almost similar to a rapper with his innate rhythmic ability to ad-lib, scat, and tapdance across the track...

Great post and very true. I think the Spinners overall are very underrated.

I love the Spinners!! Their 70s work is really special.You can never go wrong with Thom Bell as your producer.....that guy produced one CLASSIC after another!

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RJOrion said:

phunkdaddy said:

RJOrion said:

Phillipe Wynne ...one of the more overlooked r&b frontmen...he had a distinct rhythmic cadence to his vocal phrasing... almost similar to a rapper with his innate rhythmic ability to ad-lib, scat, and tapdance across the track...

Classic song. Yes Wynne was a one of a kind singer;however,he doesn't lead on this song or the majority of hits the Spinners had. For years I thought Wynne sung lead on most of the songs but it was actually Bobbie Smith who sang lead on most of the Thom Bell-Linda Creed hits. They sound so similar you wouldn't think it's two different voices. Of course Wynne was the more flamboyant one. I remember watching some of their performances as a kid and Wynne would never stop singing after the song ended and the other members would have to pull him off the stage.

It was surprising that Wynne left the Spinners in 1977 to join the P-Funk camp.That seemed like a very questionable career move.P-Funk was on top at that time,but there was also alot of chaos in that organization too.Phillipe sorta got lost in the shuffle and his solo album,released in 1980,went absolutely nowhere.By that point,the Spinners were still riding high with disco-styled hits like "Working My Way Back To You" and "Cupid".I always thought that he should have stayed with the Spinners.

SoulAlive said:

phunkdaddy said:

RJOrion said: Classic song. Yes Wynne was a one of a kind singer;however,he doesn't lead on this song or the majority of hits the Spinners had. For years I thought Wynne sung lead on most of the songs but it was actually Bobbie Smith who sang lead on most of the Thom Bell-Linda Creed hits. They sound so similar you wouldn't think it's two different voices. Of course Wynne was the more flamboyant one. I remember watching some of their performances as a kid and Wynne would never stop singing after the song ended and the other members would have to pull him off the stage.

It was surprising that Wynne left the Spinners in 1977 to join the P-Funk camp.That seemed like a very questionable career move.P-Funk was on top at that time,but there was also alot of chaos in that organization too.Phillipe sorta got lost in the shuffle and his solo album,released in 1980,went absolutely nowhere.By that point,the Spinners were still riding high with disco-styled hits like "Working My Way Back To You" and "Cupid".I always thought that he should have stayed with the Spinners.

Yes he sure should have stayed with the Spinners but I guess he wanted more shine

and thought he could have pulled it off. I always thought Wynne and PFunk was a weird

combo. Just saw a video with Phillipe with PFunk on Youtube and the PFunk band are

dressed in their funky outfits and Phillipe still has on his Spinners suit.

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phunkdaddy said:

RJOrion said:

Phillipe Wynne ...one of the more overlooked r&b frontmen...he had a distinct rhythmic cadence to his vocal phrasing... almost similar to a rapper with his innate rhythmic ability to ad-lib, scat, and tapdance across the track...

Classic song. Yes Wynne was a one of a kind singer;however,he doesn't lead on this song or the majority of hits the Spinners had. For years I thought Wynne sung lead on most of the songs but it was actually Bobbie Smith who sang lead on most of the Thom Bell-Linda Creed hits. They sound so similar you wouldn't think it's two different voices. Of course Wynne was the more flamboyant one. I remember watching some of their performances as a kid and Wynne would never stop singing after the song ended and the other members would have to pull him off the stage.

that was part of the performance

phunkdaddy said:

SoulAlive said:

It was surprising that Wynne left the Spinners in 1977 to join the P-Funk camp.That seemed like a very questionable career move.P-Funk was on top at that time,but there was also alot of chaos in that organization too.Phillipe sorta got lost in the shuffle and his solo album,released in 1980,went absolutely nowhere.By that point,the Spinners were still riding high with disco-styled hits like "Working My Way Back To You" and "Cupid".I always thought that he should have stayed with the Spinners.

Yes he sure should have stayed with the Spinners but I guess he wanted more shine

and thought he could have pulled it off. I always thought Wynne and PFunk was a weird

combo. Just saw a video with Phillipe with PFunk on Youtube and the PFunk band are

dressed in their funky outfits and Phillipe still has on his Spinners suit.

[Edited 8/27/17 23:20pm]

LMAO...hell yeah...so true...

HuMpThAnG said:

phunkdaddy said:

RJOrion said: Classic song. Yes Wynne was a one of a kind singer;however,he doesn't lead on this song or the majority of hits the Spinners had. For years I thought Wynne sung lead on most of the songs but it was actually Bobbie Smith who sang lead on most of the Thom Bell-Linda Creed hits. They sound so similar you wouldn't think it's two different voices. Of course Wynne was the more flamboyant one. I remember watching some of their performances as a kid and Wynne would never stop singing after the song ended and the other members would have to pull him off the stage.

that was part of the performance

I figured as much

Classic song, always loved the Spinners, from "It's a shame through", "Working my way back to you".