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New and Improved
New and Improved
Studio album by The Spinners
Released	December 1974
Studio	Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre	R&B
Length	34:56
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Thom Bell
The Spinners chronology
The Spinners studio albums chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B^[2]
Tom Hull – on the Web	B+ ()^[3]

New and Improved is the fifth album by American R&B group The Spinners, released in December 1974 on the Atlantic label. Like the Spinners' two previous Atlantic albums, New and Improved was produced by Thom Bell and recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia.

History

New and Improved became the Spinners' third consecutive R&B albums chart-topper and reached #9 on the Billboard 200, their first top 10 album on this chart. The album includes "Then Came You", featuring Dionne Warwick and the group's only single to top the Billboard Hot 100 (it was denied the top spot on the R&B chart by Kool & the Gang's "Higher Plane"), and the top 10 R&B singles "Living A Little, Laughing A Little" and "Sadie" – the latter track was covered by R. Kelly on his 1993 debut solo album 12 Play.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sitting on Top of the World"	Joseph B. Jefferson, Bruce Hawes, Charles Simmons	4:42
2.	"Smile, We Have Each Other"	Charles Simmons, Bruce Hawes, Joseph B. Jefferson	4:30
3.	"Then Came You" (with Dionne Warwick)	Sherman Marshall, Phillip Pugh	3:59
4.	"There's No One Like You"	Charles Simmons, Bruce Hawes	4:16

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Living a Little, Laughing a Little"	Thom Bell, Linda Creed	5:03
6.	"Sadie"	Joseph B. Jefferson, Bruce Hawes, Charles Simmons	5:26
7.	"Lazy Susan"	Linda Creed, Thom Bell	3:34
8.	"I've Got to Make It on My Own"	Charles Simmons, Bruce Hawes	3:26

Personnel

Billy Henderson, Bobby Smith, Philippé Wynne, Henry Fambrough, Pervis Jackson – vocals
Dionne Warwick – vocals on "Then Came You"
Linda Creed, Barbara Ingram, Carla Benson, Evette Benton – backing vocals
Tony Bell, Bobby Eli, Don Murray – guitar
Thom Bell – keyboards
Walter Pfeil – harp
Bob Babbitt – bass guitar
Don Renaldo – strings
Andrew Smith – drums
Larry Washington – congas, bongos
Jack Faith – alto saxophone, flute
Rocco Bene, Bobby Hartzell – trumpet
Joe DeAngelis, Milt Phibbs, Danny Davis – French horn
Freddie Joiner, Bobby Moore, Richie Genevese, Ed Cascarella – trombone

Charts

Chart (1974)	Peak ^[4]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	9
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	1

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US ^[4]	US R&B ^[4]	US A/C ^[4]	UK ^[5]
1974	"Then Came You"	1	2	3	29
1975	"Living a Little, Laughing a Little"	37	7	—	—
1975	"Sadie"	54	7	—	—

References

^ Hamilton, Andrew. New and Improved review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 13, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Hull, Tom (May 31, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "US Charts > The Spinners". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
^ "UK Charts > Detroit Spinners". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-09-24.

External links

New and Improved at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Hamilton, Andrew. New and Improved review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-16.

[CG-2] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 13, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

[3] Hull, Tom (May 31, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved June 6, 2021.

[allmusic-4] "US Charts > The Spinners". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-11-18.

[uk-5] "UK Charts > Detroit Spinners". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-09-24.

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