This is the second domestic Spinners compilation (after a 1977 British compilation, Smash Hits) and includes recordings from a series of successful albums produced by Thom Bell for Atlantic Records in the 1970s.

[1] A previous compilation by the same name from 1973 collects the group's first singles and tracks from their two Motown albums.

[2] By 1977, vocalist Philippé Wynne left the group for a solo career and to work in the music business,[3] leading to a commercial decline for the group and a pair of less successful albums in 1977.

This compilation came at the end of their collaboration with Bell: they would record the 1979 release From Here to Eternally with him, as well as a few tracks for his film The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh,[4] but the group enlisted a different producer for their disco release Dancin' and Lovin' later that year.

[5] The editors of AllMusic Guide scored this compilation 4.5 out of five stars, with reviewer Ron Wynn calling this "a definitive work" until Atlantic released a two-disc set in the compact disc era.