Spinners Live!

The editors of AllMusic Guide scored Spinners Live! four out of five stars, with reviewer Andrew Hamilton particularly praising the compact disc re-release for its sound quality, summing up his review that this release is "a good, if not great, live album where the highs make up for the lows".

1. "Fascinating Rhythm" (George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin) – 2:34
2. "I've Got to Make It on My Own" (Bruce Hawes and Charles Simmons) – 4:04
3. "Living a Little, Laughing a Little" (Thom Bell and Linda Creed – 4:38
4. "One of a Kind (Love Affair)" (Joseph Jefferson) – 3:36
5. "Then Came You" (Sherman Marshall and Phillip T. Pugh) – 4:01
6. "Sadie" (Hawes, Jefferson, and Simmons) – 7:33
7. "How Could I Let You Get Away" (Yvette Davis) – 7:06
8. "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" (Melvin Steals and Mervin Steals) – 4:26
9. Superstar Medley – 11:31
10. :*"It's Not Unusual" (Gordon Mills and Les Reed)
11. :*"Don't Mess with Bill" (Smokey Robinson)
12. :*"Paper Doll" (Johnny Black)
13. :*"Stop! In the Name of Love" (Holland–Dozier–Holland)
14. :*"If I Didn't Care" (Jack Lawrence
15. :*"Hound Dog" (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
16. :*"Hello Dolly" (Jerry Herman)
17. "Love Don't Love Nobody" (Part 1) (Jefferson and Simmons) – 4:51
18. "Love Don't Love Nobody" (Part 2) (Jefferson and Simmons) – 4:48
19. "Mighty Love" (Hawes, Jefferson, and Simmons) – 8:02

Note: songs 10 and 11 are a single track on the compact disc release.

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The Spinners

• Henry Fambrough – tenor/baritone vocals
• Billy Henderson – tenor/baritone vocals
• Pervis Jackson – bass vocals
• Bobby Smith – tenor/baritone vocals
• Philippé Wynne – tenor/baritone vocals

Additional musicians (see MFSB)

• Linda Creed – vocals on "Then Came You"
• Bill Neale – guitar
• Ted Smith – drums
• Rodney Vorhis – bass guitar
• Rodney Stepp – piano, organ
• Larry Washington – congas, percussion
• Tommy Williams – guitar

Technical personnel

• Thom Bell – production
• Ken Duncan – mastering at Kendun Recorders
• Jim Gaines – mixing engineering
• Jim "Reds" Gallagher – recording engineering
• John Golden – mastering on CD re-release
• Maurice King – arrangement, conducting
• Win Koots – mixing engineering
• Don Murray – recording engineering
• Eric Porter – photography
• Mark "Bear" Porter – liner notes
• PorterWagnerDesign – design on CD re-release
• William Rawley – photography
• Joe Tarsia – recording engineering
• Ilene Wagner – photography
• Wayne Wilfong – engineering

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Domestically, Spinners Live! reached 20 on the Billboard 200 and fourth place on the R&B charts. In Canada, it topped out at 72, according to RPM. The album was certified gold by March 1976. Billboard ranked this album the 35th best-selling soul album of 1976.

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