AMG Review of Essentials

Stephen Thomas Erlewine
All Music Guide

The Spinners' installment in Warner's Essentials series is a first-class, concise collection of the group's biggest hits. Sure, with a band whose catalog is as rich as this, there are bound to be album tracks and smaller hits left by the wayside, but the heavy-hitters are all here -- "I'll Be Around," "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love," "One of a Kind (Love Affair)," "Ghetto Child," "Mighty Love, Pt. 1," "Then Came You," "The Rubberband Man," etc. -- making this a fine choice for the casual fan, or for those needing an introduction to one of the greatest soul groups of all time.