Can't Shake This Feeling is a 1981 studio album by American soul music vocal group the Spinners, released on Atlantic Records. It continued a pattern of critical and commercial decline, with the band barely cracking the Billboard 200 and receiving lukewarm reviews.
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| Released | November 9, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Studio | Sigma Sound Studios, New York City, New York, United States | |||
| Genre | Soul[1] | |||
| Length | 38:23 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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Reception edit
Editors at AllMusic Guide scored Can't Shake This Feeling 2.5 out of five stars, with reviewer Ron Wynn characterizing it as a "collection of half-hearted tracks, disjointed production, and leaden arrangements".[1]
Track listing edit
- "Can't Shake This Feelin'" (Reggie Lucas and James Mtume) – 3:52
- "Knack for Me" (Paul Lawrence Jones) – 5:42
- "You Go Your Way (I'll Go Mine)" (Tawatha) – 3:36
- "Love Connection (Raise the Window Down)" (Lucas and Mtume) – 5:36
- "Never Thought I'd Fall in Love" (Dean Gant) – 3:50
- "Didn't I Blow Your Mind" (Thom Bell and William Hart) – 3:54
- "Send a Little Love" (David Bryant, Tony Haynes, and Al McKay) – 3:29
- "Love Is Such a Crazy Feeling" (Gant) – 3:16
- "Got to Be Love" (Lucas and Mtume) – 5:08
Chart performance edit
Labor of Love was the weakest performing album in the group's history, reaching 34 on the R&B chart and peaking at 196 on the Billboard 200.[2]
Personnel edit
The Spinners
- John Edwards – tenor/baritone vocals, backing vocals
- Henry Fambrough – tenor/baritone vocals, backing vocals
- Billy Henderson – tenor/baritone vocals, backing vocals
- Pervis Jackson – bass vocals, backing vocals
- Bobby Smith – tenor/baritone vocals, backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Bashiri – percussion
- Raymond Calhoun – drums
- Hubert Eaves – keyboards
- Basil Fearrington – bass guitar
- Dean Gant – keyboards, rhythm arrangement on "Never Thought I'd Fall in Love" and "Love Is Such a Crazy Feeling"
- Howard King – drums
- Reggie Lucas – guitar; rhythm arrangement on "Can't Shake This Feelin'", "Love Connection (Raise the Window Down)", and "Got to Be Love"; production
- Ullanda McCullough – backing vocals
- Marcus Miller – bass guitar
- Leslie Ming – drums
- Ed "Tree" Moore – guitar; rhythm arrangement on "You Go Your Way (I'll Go Mine)" and "Didn't I Blow Your Mind"
- James Mtume – keyboards; rhythm arrangement on "Can't Shake This Feelin'", "Love Connection (Raise the Window Down)", and "Got to Be Love"; production
- Tawatha – backing vocals
- Luther Vandross – backing vocals
- Ed Walsh – synthesizer
- Bernie Worrell – synthesizer
- Norma Jean Wright – backing vocals
Technical personnel
- Carla Bandini – additional engineering
- Gerry Block – additional engineering, mixing
- John Convertino – assistant engineering
- Jim "Doc" Dougherty – chief engineering, mixing
- Michael Halsband – photography
- Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound
- Howard King – rhythm arrangement on "You Go Your Way (I'll Go Mine)" and "Didn't I Blow Your Mind"
- Paul Lawerence Jones – rhythm arrangement on "Knack for Me"
- Al McKay – rhythm arrangement on "Send a Little Love"
- Craig Michaels – assistant engineering
- Dunn Pearson – horn and string arrangement on "Can't Shake This Feelin'", "Knack for Me", "You Go Your Way (I'll Go Mine)", "Didn't I Blow Your Mind", "Send a Little Love", "Love Is Such a Crazy Feeling", and "Got to Be Love", string arrangement on "Never Thought I'd Fall in Love"
- John Potoker – additional engineering
- Greg Thomas – horn arrangement on "Love Connection (Raise the Window Down)" and "Never Thought I'd Fall in Love"
- Matthew Weiner – additional engineering assistance
- Harry Whitaker – keyboards
- Sandi Young – art direction
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Wynn, Ron. "The Spinners – Can't Shake This Feeling". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ "US Albums Charts > The Spinners". AllMusic Guide. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
External links edit
- Can't Shake This Feeling at Discogs (list of releases)
- Can't Shake This Feeling at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
