Games People Play (The Spinners song)

"Games People Play", also known as "They Just Can't Stop It (The Games People Play)", is a song recorded by American R&B vocal group The Spinners. Released in 1975 from their Pick of the Litter album, featuring lead vocals by Bobby Smith, the song was a crossover success, spending a week at number one on the US Hot Soul Singles chart and peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100.^[1] Recorded at Philly's Sigma Sound Studios, the house band MFSB provided the backing.

Female backing vocals on the song were by Carla Benson, Evette Benton and Barbara Ingram. This song was an RIAA certified million-seller for the Spinners.^[2]

Credits

Lead vocals by Bobby Smith, Pervis Jackson, and Evette Benton
Background vocals by Philippé Wynne, Pervis Jackson, Henry Fambrough, Billy Henderson, and the Sigma Sweethearts: Barbara Ingram, Carla Benson and Evette Benton
Instrumentation by various MFSB

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Top Singles^[3]	21
US Billboard Hot 100^[4]	5
US Billboard Easy Listening^[5]	2
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles	1
US Cash Box Top 100^[6]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1975)	Rank
Canada^[7]	89
US Cash Box Top 100^[8]	25
US (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)^[9]	64

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 545.
↑ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
↑ "Bienvenue au site Web Bibliothèque et Archives Canada / Welcome to the Library and Archives Canada website". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
↑ "Adult Contemporary Music Chart". Billboard. 1975-10-25. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
↑ "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1975". 50.6.195.142. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.

External links

Preceded by "This Will Be" by Natalie Cole	*US Billboard* Hot Soul Singles number-one single** October 18, 1975	Succeeded by "To Each His Own" by Faith, Hope & Charity

The Spinners
Henry Fambrough Charlton Washington Marvin Taylor Jessie Robert Peck Ronnie Moss Pervis Jackson Billy Henderson C. P. Spencer James Edwards Bobby Smith George Dixon Edgar "Chico" Edwards G. C. Cameron Philippé Wynne John Edwards Frank Washington Harold "Spike" Bonhart
Studio albums	The Original Spinners 2nd Time Around Spinners Mighty Love New and Improved Pick of the Litter Happiness Is Being with the Spinners
Singles	"That's What Girls Are Made For" "I'll Always Love You" "Truly Yours" "It's a Shame" "How Could I Let You Get Away" "I'll Be Around" "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" "One of a Kind (Love Affair)" "Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music" "Mighty Love" "I'm Coming Home" "Then Came You" "Sadie" "Games People Play" "The Rubberband Man" "Are You Ready for Love" "Working My Way Back to You"/"Forgive Me, Girl" "Cupid"/"I've Loved You for a Long Time" "Yesterday Once More"/"Nothing Remains the Same" "Funny How Time Slips Away" "I'll Be Around" (with Rappin' 4-Tay)
Related articles	Discography Atlantic Records Motown Volt Records
Book:The Spinners Category:The Spinners Portal:R&B and Soul Music

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