Five by The Spinners: Meanspeeds and Meanemotions of the 1970s super-group

The Spinners released an EP on iTunes called Rhino Hi-Five. The EP includes five songs by the Spinners from the 1970s that help define the sound of a generation and an easy rhythm and blues style mixed with a pure U/S. Popular music groove. These are the five songs, their meanspeeds, and the meanemotion, listed in ascending speed order:

1. “One Of A Kind (Love Affair)”
meanspeed=88.8 beats per minute
meanemotion=renewal

2. "The Rubberband Man"
meanspeed=97.5 beats per minute
meanemotion=natural

3. "Could It Be I’m Falling In Love"
meanspeed=103.2 beats per minute
meanemotion=natural

4. "Mighty Love”
meanspeed=110.7 beats per minute
meanemotion=lust

5. "I’ll Be Around"
meanspeed=112.2 beats per minute
meanemotion=lust


Ian Schneider
Meanspeed Music
February 25, 2007