The Dynamic Superiors is the debut album for The Dynamic Superiors

The Dynamic Superiors

The Dynamic Superiors are a Motown group from Washington, D.C., United States.The group formed in 1963 with members Tony Washington , George Spann , George Peterback, Jr. , Michael McCalpin , and Maurice Washington . After a ten year wait, they received their first recording contract in 1974...

 on Motown Records

Motown Records

Motown is a record label originally founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation in Detroit, Michigan, United States, on April 14, 1960. The name, a portmanteau of motor and town, is also a nickname for Detroit...

. Released in 1975, it contains the hits "Shoe Shoe Shine" and "Leave It Alone". After a 35 year wait, in 2010, this album was finally released on CD in a 2-for-1 set with The Superiors' second Motown album, Pure Pleasure, not by Motown, but by Universal's Soul Music.com imprint. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0040U8XTG Selected Tracks for the group's 2 album CD release.
The album was arranged by Leon Pendarvis, Arthur Jenkins, Paul Riser

Paul Riser

Paul Riser is an American trombonist and Motown musical arranger who was responsible for co-writing and arranging dozens of top ten hit records. His legacy as one of the "Funk Brothers" is similar to that of most of the other "Brothers", as his career has been overlooked and overshadowed by the...

 and Richard Tee

Richard Tee

Richard Tee was a pianist, studio musician, singer and arranger.Tee graduated from the High School of Music and Art and attended the Manhattan School of Music. Though better known as a studio and session musician, Tee led a jazz ensemble, the Richard Tee Committee, and was a founding member of the...

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Track listing

All tracks composed by Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson; except where indicated

1. "Shoe Shoe Shine"
2. "Soon"
3. "Leave It Alone"
4. "Don't Send Nobody Else"
5. "Romeo"
6. "Star of my Life"
7. "Cry When You Want To"
8. "I Got Away" (Raymond Simpson)
9. "One-Nighter"