DrsWoodard - Ghetto Child
DrsWoodard
Jan 28, 2022 12:31am
<p><br></p><p><br></p><p>"Ghetto Child"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Spinners_Ghetto_Child_German_Release.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ad/The_Spinners_Ghetto_Child_German_Release.jpg/220px-The_Spinners_Ghetto_Child_German_Release.jpg" alt="The Spinners Ghetto Child German Release.jpg" height="220" width="220"></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_(music)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Single</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spinners_(American_R%26B_group)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">The Spinners</a>from the album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinners_(album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);"><em>Spinners</em></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-side_and_B-side" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">B-side</a>"We Belong Together"ReleasedJuly 1973Recorded1972-1973 at</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigma_Sound_Studios" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Sigma Sound Studios</a></p><ul><li>(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</a>)<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_genre" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Genre</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_soul" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Philadelphia soul</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">R&B</a>Length3:47<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_label" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Label</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Atlantic</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songwriter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Songwriter(s)</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Creed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Linda Creed</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thom_Bell" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Thom Bell</a></li></ul><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_producer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Producer(s)</a>Thom Bell<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spinners_(American_R%26B_group)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">The Spinners</a> singles chronology"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_of_a_Kind_(Love_Affair)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">One of a Kind (Love Affair)</a>"</p><p>(1973)"<strong>Ghetto Child</strong>"</p><p>(1973)"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mighty_Love_(song)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Mighty Love</a>"</p><p>(1973)</p><p>"<strong>Ghetto Child</strong>" is a 1973 song recorded by American R&B music group <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spinners_(American_R%26B_group)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">the Spinners</a> (known as "Detroit Spinners" in the UK) for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Atlantic</a> label. It was written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thom_Bell" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Thom Bell</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Creed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Linda Creed</a>. It was produced by Bell, and recorded at Philly's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigma_Sound_Studios" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Sigma Sound Studios</a> with the house band <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MFSB" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">MFSB</a> providing the backing instrumentation. It is notable for being one of few songs that all three main leads, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Smith_(rhythm_and_blues_singer)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Bobby Smith</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philipp%C3%A9_Wynne" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Philippé Wynne</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Fambrough" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Henry Fambrough</a> sing lead (Wynne and Fambrough on the verses and Smith on the song's bridge).<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghetto_Child_(song)#cite_note-rateyourmusic.com-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">[1]</a> The song were focused on racial injustice and as a result on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Detroit_Riot" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">1967 Detroit Riot</a> caused on Black-Ghetto people living due to segregation.</p><p>The group's fifth hit at Atlantic, the song peaked at number four on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Soul_Singles" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">R&B chart</a> and number twenty-nine on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);"><em>Billboard</em> Pop Singles</a> chart.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghetto_Child_(song)#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">[2]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghetto_Child_(song)#cite_note-rateyourmusic.com-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">[1]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghetto_Child_(song)#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">[3]</a></p><h2>Personnel<span style="color: rgb(84, 89, 93);">[</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ghetto_Child_(song)&action=edit&section=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">edit</a><span style="color: rgb(84, 89, 93);">]</span></h2><ul><li>Lead vocals by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philipp%C3%A9_Wynne" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Philippé Wynne</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Fambrough" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Henry Fambrough</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Smith_(rhythm_and_blues_singer)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Bobby Smith</a></li><li>Background vocals by Bobby Smith, Philippé Wynne, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pervis_Jackson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Pervis Jackson</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Fambrough" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Henry Fambrough</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Henderson_(American_singer)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Billy Henderson</a></li><li>Additional background vocals by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Creed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Linda Creed</a>, and the Sigma Sweethearts, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Ingram" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Barbara Ingram</a>, Carla Benson and Yvette Benton</li><li>Instrumentation by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MFSB" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">MFSB</a></li></ul><h2>Chart history<span style="color: rgb(84, 89, 93);">[</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ghetto_Child_(song)&action=edit&section=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">edit</a><span style="color: rgb(84, 89, 93);">]</span></h2><p>Chart (1972)Peak</p><p>positionUS <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);"><em>Billboard</em> Hot 100</a>29US <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Best Selling Soul Singles</a>4US <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Easy Listening</a>20<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">UK Singles Chart</a>7</p><p><br></p>