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The Main Ingredient were one of the best smooth soul groups of the early '70s, but they've never been given much respect in terms of CD retrospectives. They were given two comps in 1990 -- Collectables' good but cheap Golden Classics and RCA's lengthier All Time Greatest Hits, which had more tunes but bad sound -- and in 1996 RCA issued Quiet Storm, a collection of their romantic ballads, but the group still needed a well-produced, remastered collection of their biggest hits. With RCA/Legacy's 2005 release Everybody Plays the Fool: The Best of the Main Ingredient they finally get that, and while it is three tracks shorter than the 19-track All Time Greatest Hits (which is now out of print), it's overall the better package. While this doesn't have every single charting hit the group had -- it's missing such smaller singles as "You Can Call Me Rover," "The Good Old Days," and "California My Way" (the latter two were on the 1990 CD), as well as their first charting single ("I'm Better Off Without You," 1970) and last ("Shame on the World," 1976) -- it does have all the big hits, such as "Everybody Plays the Fool," "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely," "Rolling Down a Mountainside," "I'm So Proud," "You've Been My Inspiration," and "Spinning Around (I Must Be Falling in Love)." The sound is excellent, as are the liner notes from Ron Wynn, making this disc the closest thing yet to a definitive Main Ingredient collection.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Bert DeCoteaux, Arranger - Bert DeCoteaux, Conductor - Buzz Willis, Misc. Prod. - Kenneth Williams, Composer - Kenneth Williams, Lyricist - Luther Simmons Jr., Producer - Ralph Bailey, Composer - Ralph Bailey, Lyricist - Rudolph Clark, Composer - Rudolph Clark, Lyricist - The Main Ingredient, Performer - Tony Silvester, Producer
Originally released 1971. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Barrett, Composer - Barrett, Lyricist - Bert DeCoteaux, Arranger - Bobby Freeman, Composer - Bobby Freeman, Lyricist - Cuba Gooding, Producer - Dick Baxter, Recording Engineer - Eli, Composer - Eli, Lyricist - LTC Productions, Producer - Silvester, Producer - Simmons, Producer - The Main Ingredient, Performer - Tom Brown Jr., Mixing Engineer
(P) 1974 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bert DeCoteaux, Arranger - Bert DeCoteaux, Conductor - Buzz Willis, Assistant Producer - Cuba Gooding, Producer - Dick Baxter, Recording Engineer - Jim Crotty, Recording Engineer - Silvester, Producer - Simmons, Producer - Stevie Wonder, Composer - Stevie Wonder, Lyricist - The Main Ingredient, Performer - Tom Brown Jr., Recording Engineer
(P) 1973 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Cuba Gooding, Producer - Jacqueline Hilliard, Composer - Jacqueline Hilliard, Lyricist - Leon Ware, Composer - Leon Ware, Lyricist - Mickey Crofford, Recording Engineer - Rene Hall, Arranger - Simmons, Producer - The Main Ingredient, Performer
(P) 1975 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bert DeCoteaux, Arranger - Bert DeCoteaux, Conductor - Buzz Willis, Assistant Producer - Cuba Gooding, Producer - Dick Baxter, Recording Engineer - Jim Crotty, Recording Engineer - Silvester, Producer - Simmons, Producer - Stevie Wonder, Composer - Stevie Wonder, Lyricist - Syreeta Wright, Composer - Syreeta Wright, Lyricist - The Main Ingredient, Performer - Tom Brown Jr., Recording Engineer
(P) 1973 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bert DeCoteaux, Arranger - Brian Auger, Composer - Brian Auger, Lyricist - Cuba Gooding, Producer - Luther Simmons Jr., Producer - The Main Ingredient, Performer - Tony Silvester, Producer
(P) 1973 BMG Music
Bert DeCoteaux, Arranger - Bert DeCoteaux, Conductor - Buzz Willis, Executive Producer - David Williams, Composer - David Williams, Lyricist - Edward Townsend, Composer - Edward Townsend, Lyricist - Inside Production Ltd., Producer - Jim Crotty, Recording Engineer - Silvester, Producer - Simmons, Producer - The Main Ingredient, Performer
Originally Recorded 1971. All rights reserved by BMG Music.
Bert DeCoteaux, Arranger - Cuba Gooding, Producer - Dick Baxter, Recording Engineer - Jim Crotty, Recording Engineer - Silvester, Producer - Simmons, Producer - The Main Ingredient, Performer - Tom Brown Jr., Recording Engineer - Wonder, Composer - Wonder, Lyricist - Wright, Composer - Wright, Lyricist
(P) 1973 BMG Music
Bert DeCoteaux, Arranger - Bert DeCoteaux, Conductor - Donald McPherson, Composer - Donald McPherson, Lyricist - Donald McPherson, Producer - Inside Production Ltd., Producer - Jim Crotty, Engineer - Luther Simmons Jr., Composer - Luther Simmons Jr., Lyricist - Luther Simmons Jr., Producer - Ray Hall, Recording Engineer - The Main Ingredient, Performer - Tony Silvester, Composer - Tony Silvester, Lyricist - Tony Silvester, Producer
Originally recorded 1970. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bert DeCoteaux, Arranger - Bert DeCoteaux, Conductor - Cuba Gooding, Producer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Luther Simmons Jr., Producer - Stevie Wonder, Composer - Stevie Wonder, Lyricist - The Main Ingredient, Performer - Tony Silvester, Producer
(P) 1974 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Cuba Gooding, Arranger - Cuba Gooding, Producer - J.R. Bailey, Composer - J.R. Bailey, Lyricist - Ken Williams, Composer - Ken Williams, Lyricist - Mel Kent, Composer - Mel Kent, Lyricist - Simmons, Arranger - Simmons, Producer - The Main Ingredient, Performer
(P) 1975 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bert DeCoteaux, Arranger - Bert DeCoteaux, Conductor - Curtis Mayfield, Composer - Curtis Mayfield, Lyricist - Donald McPherson, Producer - Inside Production Ltd., Producer - Jim Crotty, Engineer - Luther Simmons Jr., Producer - Ray Hall, Recording Engineer - The Main Ingredient, Performer - Tony Silvester, Producer
Originally recorded 1970. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bert DeCoteaux, Arranger - Bert DeCoteaux, Conductor - Buzz Willis, Executive Producer - Donald McPherson, Composer - Donald McPherson, Lyricist - Donald McPherson, Producer - Inside Production Ltd., Producer - Jim Crotty, Recording Engineer - Luther Simmons Jr., Composer - Luther Simmons Jr., Lyricist - Luther Simmons Jr., Producer - Ray Hall, Recording Engineer - The Main Ingredient, Performer - Tony Silvester, Composer - Tony Silvester, Lyricist - Tony Silvester, Producer
Originally recorded 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bert DeCoteaux, Arranger - Bert DeCoteaux, Conductor - Gates, Composer - Gates, Lyricist - Jim Crotty, Recording Engineer - McPherson, Producer - Ray Hall, Recording Engineer - Silvester, Producer - Simmons, Producer - The Main Ingredient, Performer
Originally released 1970. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bert DeCoteaux, Arranger - Bert DeCoteaux, Conductor - Cuba Gooding, Producer - Dash Crofts, Composer - Dash Crofts, Lyricist - Jimmy Seals, Composer - Jimmy Seals, Lyricist - LTC Productions, Producer - Luther Simmons Jr., Producer - The Main Ingredient, Performer - Tony Silvester, Producer
(P) 1974 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bert DeCoteaux, Arranger - Donald McPherson, Composer - Donald McPherson, Lyricist - Grover Helsley, Recording Engineer - Jim Crotty, Recording Engineer - McPherson, Producer - Silvester, Producer - Simmons, Producer - The Main Ingredient, Performer
Originally Recorded 1970. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Albumbeschreibung
The Main Ingredient were one of the best smooth soul groups of the early '70s, but they've never been given much respect in terms of CD retrospectives. They were given two comps in 1990 -- Collectables' good but cheap Golden Classics and RCA's lengthier All Time Greatest Hits, which had more tunes but bad sound -- and in 1996 RCA issued Quiet Storm, a collection of their romantic ballads, but the group still needed a well-produced, remastered collection of their biggest hits. With RCA/Legacy's 2005 release Everybody Plays the Fool: The Best of the Main Ingredient they finally get that, and while it is three tracks shorter than the 19-track All Time Greatest Hits (which is now out of print), it's overall the better package. While this doesn't have every single charting hit the group had -- it's missing such smaller singles as "You Can Call Me Rover," "The Good Old Days," and "California My Way" (the latter two were on the 1990 CD), as well as their first charting single ("I'm Better Off Without You," 1970) and last ("Shame on the World," 1976) -- it does have all the big hits, such as "Everybody Plays the Fool," "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely," "Rolling Down a Mountainside," "I'm So Proud," "You've Been My Inspiration," and "Spinning Around (I Must Be Falling in Love)." The sound is excellent, as are the liner notes from Ron Wynn, making this disc the closest thing yet to a definitive Main Ingredient collection.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:22
- Main artists: The Main Ingredient
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA - Legacy
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music (P) 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 BMG Music
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