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Artist: The Main Ingredient
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Most popular songs
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Just Don't Want To Be Lonely | 3:33 | |
| 2. | Everybody Plays the Fool | 3:08 |
Biography
The Main Ingredient is 1) an American soul and R&B group best know for their 1972 hit song, "Everybody Plays the Fool" and 2) a sample-based hip hop producer born in South Jersey.n n Early Historyn n The group was formed in Harlem, NY in 1964 as a trio called the Poets, composed of lead singer Donald McPherson, Luther Simmons, Jr., and Panama-born Tony Silvester. They made their first recordings for Leiber & Stoller's Red Bird label, but soon changed their name to the Insiders and signed with RCA. After a couple of singles, they changed their name once again in 1966, this time permanently to the Main Ingredient.n Nothing much happened until the Main Ingredient hooked up with producer Bert DeCoteaux, who had an excellent sense of the lush, orchestrated direction soul music would take in the early '70s. Under his direction, the Main Ingredient reached the R&B Top 30 for the first time in 1970 with "You've Been My Inspiration." Things grew steadily from there; a cover of the Impressions' "I'm ...
Read moreAlbums
Shame on the World
July 14, 2008
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shame on the World | 2:45 | |
| 2. | Put Your Love in My Hands | 2:45 | |
| 3. | Let Me Prove My Love to You | 3:19 | |
| 4. | Old Greyhound | 3:07 | |
| 5. | Jamaica (Let Me Go Home) | 3:05 | |
| 6. | Over You | 3:15 | |
| 7. | Lillian | 2:55 | |
| 8. | If I'm Gonna Be Sad | 2:59 |
I Only Have Eyes For You
January 1, 1981
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Evening of Love | 6:43 | |
| 2. | I Only Have Eyes for You | 3:50 | |
| 3. | Party People | 5:15 | |
| 4. | Rediscover Me | 4:20 | |
| 5. | Save Me | 4:20 | |
| 6. | Just Once | 5:10 | |
| 7. | Only | 4:10 | |
| 8. | All Because of You | 4:05 | |
| 9. | Rediscover Me (reprise) | 1:00 |
Euphrates River
January 1, 1974
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Euphrates | 4:44 | |
| 2. | Have You Ever Tried It | 3:06 | |
| 3. | Summer Breeze | 4:16 | |
| 4. | California My Way | 4:36 | |
| 5. | Happiness Is Just Around the Bend | 6:20 | |
| 6. | Looks Like Rain | 3:17 | |
| 7. | Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing | 4:04 | |
| 8. | Just Don't Want to Be Lonely | 3:32 |
Afrodisiac
January 1, 1973
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Superwoman | 3:06 | |
| 2. | Where Were You When I Needed You | 2:52 | |
| 3. | I Am Yours | 3:07 | |
| 4. | Work To Do | 3:09 | |
| 5. | Girl Blue | 2:43 | |
| 6. | You Can Call Me Rover | 2:54 | |
| 7. | Something 'Bout Love | 3:06 | |
| 8. | Love Of My Life | 3:04 | |
| 9. | Something Lovely | 3:08 | |
| 10. | Goodbye My Love | 3:10 |
Bitter Sweet
January 1, 1972
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Travelling | 2:59 | |
| 2. | Where Are You | 2:56 | |
| 3. | You've Got to Take It (If You Want) | 3:14 | |
| 4. | Everybody Plays the Fool | 3:14 | |
| 5. | Whirlwind | 2:53 | |
| 6. | Fly Baby Fly | 2:43 | |
| 7. | I Can't See Me Without You | 2:46 | |
| 8. | Where Do Broken Hearted Lovers Go? | 3:00 | |
| 9. | Who Can I Turn To? | 3:02 | |
| 10. | No Tears | 2:45 |
Black Seeds
January 1, 1971
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Black Seeds Keep on Growing | 2:50 | |
| 2. | I'm Leaving This Time | 2:51 | |
| 3. | Movin' On | 3:01 | |
| 4. | Baby Change Your Mind | 2:56 | |
| 5. | Another Day Has Come | 2:53 | |
| 6. | You Ain't Got It No Way | 2:46 | |
| 7. | I've Fallen for You | 2:53 | |
| 8. | Don't Wonder Why | 3:08 | |
| 9. | Just Say It Again | 3:14 | |
| 10. | It's So Sweet (Loving You) | 2:45 | |
| 11. | Why Can't We All Unite | 3:03 |
Tasteful Soul
January 1, 1970
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | I'm Better Off Without You | 3:13 | |
| 2. | Magic Shoes | 2:47 | |
| 3. | I'm So Proud | 3:34 | |
| 4. | Somebody's Been Sleeping | 2:52 | |
| 5. | Make It With You | 3:54 | |
| 6. | Spinning Around (I Must Be Falling in Love) | 3:13 | |
| 7. | I Need Her Love (Mr. Bugler) | 3:14 | |
| 8. | That's What Fate Will Do | 3:33 | |
| 9. | Look At Me | 3:03 |
Compilations
Spinning Around - The Singles 1967-1975
January 1, 2007
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | I'm Better Off Without You - The Insiders | 2:51 | |
| 2. | If You Had a Heart - The Insiders | 2:38 | |
| 3. | I'm Just a Man - The Insiders | 2:42 | |
| 4. | I Was Born to Lose You | 2:06 | |
| 5. | Brotherly Love | 3:05 | |
| 6. | The Girl I Left Behind | 3:04 | |
| 7. | You've Been My Inspiration | 2:53 | |
| 8. | I'm So Proud | 3:35 | |
| 9. | Spinning Around (I Must Be Falling in Love) | 3:13 | |
| 10. | Magic Shoes | 2:48 | |
| 11. | Black Seeds Keep on Growing | 3:31 | |
| 12. | I'm Leaving This Time | 3:16 | |
| 13. | Everybody Plays the Fool | 3:24 | |
| 14. | You've Got to Take It (If You Want It) | 3:39 | |
| 15. | You Can Call Me Rover | 3:28 | |
| 16. | Girl Blue | 4:22 | |
| 17. | Just Don't Want to Be Lonely | 3:35 | |
| 18. | Happiness Is Just Around the Bend | 2:45 | |
| 19. | California My Way | 3:00 | |
| 20. | Rolling Down a Mountainside | 3:30 | |
| 21. | The Good Old Days (Do You Remember) | 3:57 | |
| 22. | Shame on the World | 3:18 |
Everybody Plays the Fool: The Best of the Main Ingredient
July 12, 2005
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Everybody Plays the Fool | 3:22 | |
| 2. | Just Don't Want to Be Lonely | 3:33 | |
| 3. | Superwoman | 3:15 | |
| 4. | Rolling Down a Mountainside | 4:33 | |
| 5. | I Am Yours | 4:12 | |
| 6. | Happiness Is Just Around the Bend | 6:21 | |
| 7. | You've Got to Take It (If You Want It) | 3:30 | |
| 8. | Girl Blue | 4:23 | |
| 9. | Spinning Around (I Must Be Falling in Love) | 3:13 | |
| 10. | Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing | 4:07 | |
| 11. | Let Me Prove My Love to You | 3:40 | |
| 12. | I'm So Proud | 3:34 | |
| 13. | You've Been My Inspiration | 2:52 | |
| 14. | Make It With You | 3:48 | |
| 15. | Euphrates | 4:43 | |
| 16. | Black Seeds Keep on Growing | 3:31 |
Greatest Hits: The Encore Collection
September 1, 2000
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Everybody Plays The Fool | 3:24 | |
| 2. | Just Don't Want To Be Lonely | 3:33 | |
| 3. | Make It With You | 3:45 | |
| 4. | I'm So Proud | 3:35 | |
| 5. | Spinning Around(I Must Be Falling In Love) | 3:14 | |
| 6. | You've Been My Inspiration | 2:53 | |
| 7. | You've Got To Take It(If You Want It) | 3:29 | |
| 8. | Girl Blue | 4:21 | |
| 9. | The Girl I Left Behind | 3:06 | |
| 10. | Where Were You When I Needed You | 4:13 |
