The Main Ingredient - Collection (1970-2018)

Collection (1970–2018) by The Main Ingredient is a comprehensive anthology that spans nearly five decades of the group’s influential career. Known for their smooth vocal harmonies, rich melodies, and romantic ballads, The Main Ingredient achieved fame with timeless hits such as “Everybody Plays the Fool” and “Just Don’t Want to Be Lonely.” This compilation showcases both their classic recordings and later works, offering listeners a complete overview of their enduring contribution to soul and R&B music.

The album features lush arrangements, blending strings, horns, and rhythm sections with the group’s signature vocal layering. Many tracks emphasize themes of love, longing, and emotional reflection, delivered with warmth and expressive nuance. The production evolves across the decades, reflecting changes in musical style while maintaining the group’s soulful identity.

Collection (1970–2018) serves as both a definitive retrospective for longtime fans and an accessible introduction for new listeners. It captures the timeless appeal of The Main Ingredient’s music, highlighting their ability to blend heartfelt vocals with sophisticated instrumentation across generations of soul and R&B.

1970 - Tasteful Soul Tracklist

1. I’m Better Off Without You – 3:10
2. Magic Shoes – 2:48
3. I’m So Proud – 3:34
4. Somebody’s Been Sleeping – 2:53
5. Make It With You – 3:47
6. Spinning Around (I Must Be Falling In Love) – 3:10
7. Need Her Love (Mr Bugler) – 3:15
8. That’s What Fate Will Do – 3:31
9. Look at Me – 2:54
10. Searching – 3:31

1972 - Bitter Sweet Tracklist

1. Traveling – 2:59
2. Where Are You? – 3:15
3. You've Got to Take It (If You Want It) – 3:28
4. Everybody Plays the Fool – 3:23
5. Whirl‑Wind – 3:24
6. Fly Baby Fly – 3:23
7. I Can't See Me Without You – 3:46
8. Where Do Broken Hearted Lovers Go? – 2:53
9. Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) – 4:48
10. No Tears (In the End) – 3:57

1973 - Afrodisiac Tracklist

1. Superwoman
2. Where Were You When I Needed You
3. I Am Yours
4. Work To Do
5. Girl Blue
6. You Can Call Me Rover
7. Something ’Bout Love
8. Love of My Life
9. Something Lovely
10. Goodbye My Love

1974 - Euphrates River Tracklist

1. Euphrates
2. Have You Ever Tried It
3. Summer Breeze
4. California My Way
5. Happiness Is Just Around the Bend
6. Looks Like Rain
7. Don’t You Worry ’Bout a Thing
8. Just Don’t Want to Be Lonely
9. Let Me Prove My Love to You

1975 - Rolling Down A Mountainside Tracklist

1. Rolling Down A Mountainside
2. Of This I’m Sure
3. The Good Old Days
4. I Want To Make You Glad
5. Thanks For The Laughs
6. You & Me – Me & You
7. Family Man
8. A Broken Heart Don’t Really Break
9. That Ain’t My Style

1977 - Music Maximus Tracklist

1. Prologue
2. The Laughing Song
3. I Gotta Know You
4. Instant Love
5. Car of Love
6. Can’t Get Ready (For Losing You)
7. Comes the Night
8. Who You Really Are
9. Half a Chance
10. Many Women in My Life

1996 - A Quiet Storm Tracklist

1. You've Been My Inspiration
2. Where Were You When I Needed You
3. You Ain't Got It No Way
4. Something 'Bout Love
5. Just Don't Want to Be Lonely
6. Don't Wonder Why
7. That's What Fate Will Do
8. Baby Change Your Mind
9. Spinning Around (I Must Be Falling In Love)
10. I'm Better Off Without You
11. Everybody Plays the Fool
12. The Girl I Left Behind
13. I'm So Proud
14. It's So Sweet (Loving You)
15. You've Got to Take It (If You Want It)
16. Girl Blue
17. I Want to Make You Glad
18. Where Are You
19. I'm Leaving This Time
20. That Ain't My Style

2008 - Shame On The World + I Only Have Eyes For You[Expansion] Tracklist

1. Evening of Love
2. I Only Have Eyes for You
3. Party People
4. Rediscover Me
5. Save Me
6. Just Once
7. Only
8. All Because of You
9. Rediscover Me (Reprise)
10. Shame on the World
11. Put Your Love in My Hands
12. Let Me Prove My Love to You
13. Old Greyhound
14. Jamaica (Let Me Go Home)
15. Over You
16. Lillian
17. If I'm Gonna Be Sad
18. Spoiled

2018 - Brotherly Love: The RCA Anthology Tracklist

CD1
1. You’ve Been My Inspiration
2. Can’t Stand Your Love
3. I Was Born to Lose You
4. Brotherly Love
5. Life Won’t Be The Same (Without You)
6. I’m Better Off Without You
7. I’m So Proud
8. Make It With You
9. Spinning Around (I Must Be Falling In Love)
10. I’m Leaving This Time
11. Baby Don’t Change Your Mind
12. Movin’ On
13. Black Seeds Keep on Growing
14. Why Can’t We All Unite
15. Everybody Plays the Fool
16. You’ve Got to Take It (If You Want It)
17. Superwoman
18. Where Were You When I Needed You
19. Girl Blue
20. Goodbye My Love
21. You Can Call Me Rover
22. Have You Ever Tried It
23. Summer Breeze

CD2
1. California My Way
2. Happiness Is Just Around the Bend
3. Looks Like Rain
4. Don’t You Worry ’Bout a Thing
5. Just Don’t Want to Be Lonely
6. Rolling Down a Mountainside
7. The Good Old Days
8. I Want to Make You Glad
9. You & Me – Me & You
10. Family Man
11. Shame On The World
12. Lillian
13. Let Me Prove My Love to You
14. Instant Love
15. Think Positive (12” Single Version)
16. Spoiled
17. What Can a Miracle Do
18. Party People (12” Single Version)