<Tr> <Td> "We'll Have It Made" (1971) </Td> <Td> "How Could I Let You Get Away" / "I'll Be Around" (1972) </Td> <Td> "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" (1972) </Td> </Tr> <P> "I'll Be Around" is a song recorded by the American R&B vocal group The Spinners (known as "Detroit Spinners" in the UK). The song was co-written by Thom Bell and Phil Hurtt and produced by Bell . </P> <P> The lyrics of the song have the narrator (Spinners main lead singer Bobby Smith), pledging his devotion and love to a lover who has just left him for another while at the same time holding out hope that she will return to him ("There's always a chance, a tiny spark will remain / And sparks turn into flames / And love can burn once again ..."). So, in case she changes her mind, he'll be around . </P> <P> Recorded at Philly's Sigma Sound Studios, the house band MFSB provided the backing . The production of the song gives it a smooth, mid-tempo feel, with the signature guitar riff (in octaves) played by Norman Harris at the forefront and punctuation from female background singers, the MFSB horns & strings and conga - playing from Larry Washington . Bobby Smith handles lead vocals on the song . </P>

Who sang call me and i'll be around