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Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow all but ended the group's string of classics. And this album's predecessor, Spinners #8, rightfully put a big scare into their biggest fans. The good news is that From Here to Eternally shows things did get better. A few of the best tracks are easily the best songs Thom Bell and the Spinners had been involved with since Pick of the Litter. Admittedly it does a take awhile to get to them. The too smooth and lyrically barren tracks, "It's Natural Affair" and "Don't Let the Man Get You," are so interchangeable they cancel one another out. While those embarrassments don't bear thinking about, the best tracks have lead singer John Edwards working his magic with his excitable persona. He survives the potential treacle of the ballad "A Plain and Simple Song" by giving a flat-out believable and melisma-filled performance. On the melodic and disco-styled "Are You Ready for Love," Edwards' voice finally meshes with Bell's patently effervescent production. The effort's only released single, "If You Wanna Do a Dance (All Night)," comes off like a more languid "Rubberband Man." The track has Edwards doing a commanding lead, and as he calls out "Henry, Billy" on the fade, you know he's the right guy for the gig. The last track, "Once You Fall in Love" has interesting production values and was a great way to close the album. While it is true From Here to Eternity didn't help the Spinners that much commercially, it features a few underrated gems and some good to great production by Bell.
© Jason Elias /TiVo
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MFSB, Orchestra - Billy Henderson, Vocals - Casey James, Guitar, Writer - Don Murray, Engineer - Bobby Eli, Guitar - John Edwards, Vocals - THOM BELL, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Keyboards - Andrew Smith, Drums - Bob Babbitt, Bass Guitar - Linda Tyler, AssistantEngineer - Bobby Smith, Vocals - The Spinners, MainArtist - Henry Fambrough, Vocals - Larry Washington, Percussion - Pervis Jackson, Vocals - Tony Bell, Arranger - Leroy M. Bell, Guitar, Writer - Tim Gorman, Synthesizer - Wally Traugot, MasteringEngineer - Buzz Richmond, AssistantEngineer - John Rosenthal, AssistantEngineer - Jeffrey Stewart, AssistantEngineer
© 1978 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1979 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
MFSB, Orchestra - Billy Henderson, Vocals - Casey James, Guitar, Writer - Don Murray, Engineer - Bobby Eli, Guitar - John Edwards, Vocals - THOM BELL, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Keyboards - Andrew Smith, Drums - Bob Babbitt, Bass Guitar - Linda Tyler, AssistantEngineer - Bobby Smith, Vocals - The Spinners, MainArtist - Henry Fambrough, Vocals - Larry Washington, Percussion - Pervis Jackson, Vocals - Leroy M. Bell, Guitar, Writer - Tim Gorman, Synthesizer - Wally Traugot, MasteringEngineer - Buzz Richmond, AssistantEngineer - John Rosenthal, AssistantEngineer - Jeffrey Stewart, AssistantEngineer
© 1978 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1979 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
MFSB, Orchestra - Billy Henderson, Vocals - Casey James, Guitar - Don Murray, Engineer - Vinnie Barrett, Writer - Bobby Eli, Guitar - John Edwards, Vocals - THOM BELL, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Keyboards - Andrew Smith, Drums - Bob Babbitt, Bass Guitar - Linda Tyler, AssistantEngineer - Bobby Smith, Vocals - The Spinners, MainArtist - Henry Fambrough, Vocals - Larry Washington, Percussion - Pervis Jackson, Vocals - Vinnie Barnett, Writer - Leroy M. Bell, Guitar - Frank Hooker, Writer - Tim Gorman, Synthesizer - Wally Traugot, MasteringEngineer - Buzz Richmond, AssistantEngineer - John Rosenthal, AssistantEngineer - Jeffrey Stewart, AssistantEngineer
© 1978 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1979 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
MFSB, Orchestra - Billy Henderson, Vocals - Casey James, Guitar, Writer - Don Murray, Engineer - Bobby Eli, Guitar - John Edwards, Vocals - THOM BELL, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Keyboards, Writer - Andrew Smith, Drums - Bob Babbitt, Bass Guitar - Linda Tyler, AssistantEngineer - Bobby Smith, Vocals - The Spinners, MainArtist - Henry Fambrough, Vocals - Larry Washington, Percussion - Pervis Jackson, Vocals - Tony Bell, Arranger - Leroy M. Bell, Guitar, Writer - Tim Gorman, Synthesizer - Wally Traugot, MasteringEngineer - Buzz Richmond, AssistantEngineer - John Rosenthal, AssistantEngineer - Jeffrey Stewart, AssistantEngineer
© 1978 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1979 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
MFSB, Orchestra - Billy Henderson, Vocals - Casey James, Guitar, Writer - Don Murray, Engineer - Bobby Eli, Guitar - John Edwards, Vocals - THOM BELL, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Keyboards - Andrew Smith, Drums - Bob Babbitt, Bass Guitar - Linda Tyler, AssistantEngineer - Bobby Smith, Vocals - The Spinners, MainArtist - Henry Fambrough, Vocals - Larry Washington, Percussion - Pervis Jackson, Vocals - Leroy M. Bell, Guitar, Writer - Tim Gorman, Synthesizer - Wally Traugot, MasteringEngineer - Buzz Richmond, AssistantEngineer - John Rosenthal, AssistantEngineer - Jeffrey Stewart, AssistantEngineer
© 1978 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1979 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
MFSB, Orchestra - Billy Henderson, Vocals - Casey James, Guitar - Don Murray, Engineer - Bobby Eli, Guitar - John Edwards, Vocals - THOM BELL, Conductor, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards - Andrew Smith, Drums - Bob Babbitt, Bass Guitar - Linda Tyler, AssistantEngineer - Jack Robinson, Writer - James Bolden, Writer - Bobby Smith, Vocals - The Spinners, MainArtist - Henry Fambrough, Vocals - Larry Washington, Percussion - Pervis Jackson, Vocals - Tony Bell, Arranger - Leroy M. Bell, Guitar - Tim Gorman, Synthesizer - Wally Traugot, MasteringEngineer - Buzz Richmond, AssistantEngineer - John Rosenthal, AssistantEngineer - Jeffrey Stewart, AssistantEngineer
© 1978 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1979 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
MFSB, Orchestra - Billy Henderson, Vocals - Casey James, Guitar, Writer - Don Murray, Engineer - Bobby Eli, Guitar - John Edwards, Vocals - THOM BELL, Conductor, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Writer - Andrew Smith, Drums - Bob Babbitt, Bass Guitar - Linda Tyler, AssistantEngineer - Bobby Smith, Vocals - The Spinners, MainArtist - Henry Fambrough, Vocals - Larry Washington, Percussion - Pervis Jackson, Vocals - Tony Bell, Arranger, Writer - Leroy M. Bell, Guitar, Writer - Tim Gorman, Synthesizer - Wally Traugot, MasteringEngineer - Buzz Richmond, AssistantEngineer - John Rosenthal, AssistantEngineer - Jeffrey Stewart, AssistantEngineer
© 1978 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1979 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
MFSB, Orchestra - Billy Henderson, Vocals - Casey James, Guitar - Don Murray, Engineer - Bobby Eli, Guitar - John Edwards, Vocals - THOM BELL, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Keyboards - Andrew Smith, Drums - Bob Babbitt, Bass Guitar - Charles Simmons, Writer - Linda Tyler, AssistantEngineer - Bobby Smith, Vocals - J B Jefferson, Writer - The Spinners, MainArtist - Henry Fambrough, Vocals - Larry Washington, Percussion - Pervis Jackson, Vocals - Tony Bell, Arranger - Leroy M. Bell, Guitar - Tim Gorman, Synthesizer - Wally Traugot, MasteringEngineer - Buzz Richmond, AssistantEngineer - John Rosenthal, AssistantEngineer - Jeffrey Stewart, AssistantEngineer
© 1978 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1979 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
Album review
Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow all but ended the group's string of classics. And this album's predecessor, Spinners #8, rightfully put a big scare into their biggest fans. The good news is that From Here to Eternally shows things did get better. A few of the best tracks are easily the best songs Thom Bell and the Spinners had been involved with since Pick of the Litter. Admittedly it does a take awhile to get to them. The too smooth and lyrically barren tracks, "It's Natural Affair" and "Don't Let the Man Get You," are so interchangeable they cancel one another out. While those embarrassments don't bear thinking about, the best tracks have lead singer John Edwards working his magic with his excitable persona. He survives the potential treacle of the ballad "A Plain and Simple Song" by giving a flat-out believable and melisma-filled performance. On the melodic and disco-styled "Are You Ready for Love," Edwards' voice finally meshes with Bell's patently effervescent production. The effort's only released single, "If You Wanna Do a Dance (All Night)," comes off like a more languid "Rubberband Man." The track has Edwards doing a commanding lead, and as he calls out "Henry, Billy" on the fade, you know he's the right guy for the gig. The last track, "Once You Fall in Love" has interesting production values and was a great way to close the album. While it is true From Here to Eternity didn't help the Spinners that much commercially, it features a few underrated gems and some good to great production by Bell.
© Jason Elias /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:39:50
- Main artists: Spinners
- Label: Rhino Atlantic
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1978 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1978 Atlantic Recording Corp.
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