The Main Ingredient

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Years Active
1964 – present (61 years)
Founded In
Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
The Main Ingredient is an American soul and R&B group best known for their 1972 hit song "Everybody Plays the Fool". The group was formed in Harlem, New York City in 1964 as a trio called the Poets, composed of lead singer Donald McPherson, Luther Simmons, Jr., and Panama-born Tony Silvester. They made their first recordings for Leiber & Stoller's Red Bird label, but soon changed their name to the Insiders and signed with RCA Records. In 1968, after a couple of singles, they changed their name once again, this time permanently, to the Main Ingredient. The name… read more
The Main Ingredient is an American soul and R&B group best known for their 1972 hit song "Everybody Plays the Fool". The group was formed in Harlem, New York City in 1964 as a trio called the Poets, composed of lead singer Donald McPherson, Luther Simmons, Jr., and Panama-born T… read more
The Main Ingredient is an American soul and R&B group best known for their 1972 hit song "Everybody Plays the Fool". The group was formed in Harlem, New York City in 1964 as a trio called the Poets, composed of lead singer Donald McPherson, Luther Simmons, Jr., and Panama-born Tony Silvester. They made their first recordings for Leiber & Stoller… read more

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1 Play track Everybody Plays The Fool: The Best Of The Main Ingredient Let Me Prove My Love To You
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2 Play track Euphrates River (Bonus Track Version) Summer Breeze
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3 Play track Everybody Plays The Fool: The Best Of The Main Ingredient Everybody Plays the Fool
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4 Play track A Quiet Storm Everybody Plays the Fool - Remastered
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5 Play track The Definitive 70's Just Don't Want To Be Lonely
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6 A Quiet Storm Something 'Bout Love
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7 Play track Everybody Plays The Fool: The Best Of The Main Ingredient Make It With You
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8 Play track Everybody Plays The Fool: The Best Of The Main Ingredient Girl Blue
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9 Play track Disco 100 Work to Do
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10 Play track Everybody Plays The Fool: The Best Of The Main Ingredient I'm So Proud
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Albums

  1. 63,356 listeners

    1 Jan 2001 · 16 tracks

    Everybody Plays The Fool: The Best Of The Main Ingredient
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  2. 47,324 listeners

    1 Jan 1975 · 8 tracks

    Shame On The World
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  3. 46,149 listeners

    30 Apr 1996 · 20 tracks

    A Quiet Storm
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  4. 46,016 listeners

    1 Jan 1974 · 9 tracks

    Euphrates River (Bonus Track Version)
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