One of a Kind (Love Affair)

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"One of a Kind (Love Affair)"
One of a Kind (Love Affair) - Spinners.jpeg
Single by The Spinners
from the album Spinners
B-side"Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You"
ReleasedApril 13, 1973
Genre
Length3:17 (censored version)
3:31 (uncensored version)
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Joseph B. Jefferson
Producer(s)Thom Bell
The Spinners singles chronology
"Could It Be I'm Falling in Love"
(1972) 		"One of a Kind (Love Affair)"
(1973) 		"Ghetto Child"
(1973)

"One of a Kind (Love Affair)" is a song recorded by the American R&B vocal group The Spinners (known as "Detroit Spinners" in the UK). It was written by Joseph B. Jefferson and produced by Thom Bell.

The Spinners recorded the song at Philly's Sigma Sound Studios, with the studio's house band MFSB providing the backing. Philippé Wynne handles lead vocals, although Bobby Smith provides these two lines in the bridge following the first verse:

I never thought about today would come
She wrote a line or two upon the wall

Released as the third single from their 1972 self-titled album on Atlantic Records, "One of a Kind (Love Affair)" was the group's third consecutive Number 1 on the U.S. R&B Singles Chart, and spent four weeks at the top spot. It also reached the Number 11 position on Billboard Pop Singles chart[1] and was certified gold by the RIAA.

Personnel[]

Controversy[]

When the single was released, a controversy arose that a curse word could be heard in the section after the instrumental break. Supposedly, to some, the lyric Philippé Wynne sang sounded like this:

One of a kind love affair
Makes you want to love her
You just got to fuck her, yeah

However, there were others who heard the allegedly offensive line as "You just got to hug her, yeah". Regardless, Atlantic quickly responded to the complaints by reissuing the song with the three lines edited out and the "One of a kind love affair makes a lame man walk, makes a blind man talk about seeing again" lyric was moved up to right after the instrumental break. To add to the confusion, some lyrics web sites have the line as "You just have to hurt her, yeah".[2] Over the years both the "censored" and the "uncensored" versions of the song have been used for the numerous CD appearances that "One of a Kind (Love Affair)" has made.

Chart performance[]

References[]

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 545.
  2. ^ [1][dead link]
  3. ^ "1973: The Top 100 Soul/R&B Singles". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 225.
  5. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 7/07/73".
  6. ^ Carolyn Hope (2012-06-25). "Barry's Hits of All Decades Pop rock n roll Music Chart Hits". Hitsofalldecades.com. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  7. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1973/Top 100 Songs of 1973". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  8. ^ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1973".

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