"That's What Girls Are Made For" is the debuting single for the American R&B/Soul vocal group The Spinners, released on Harvey Fuqua's Tri-Phi Records label in 1961.
The single featured most of the original members of the group including original lead singer Bobby Smith and featured a very young Marvin Gaye playing drums. Harvey Fuqua and his then-girlfriend Gwen Gordy made the song simply for them to record.
Released nationally on Tri-Phi, the song reached number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100Carolina Beach Music and number 5 on the Hot R&B Songs chart, starting a long successful run for the group, who later found success with neighboring Detroit label Motown Records in the mid-1960s and Philadelphia soul-based records with Atlantic Records in the 1970s.
Credits Lead vocals by Bobby Smith Background vocals by Bobby Smith, George Dixon, Pervis Jackson, Henry Fambrough and Billy Henderson Drums by Marvin Gaye Other Instrumentation by Various session artists (including possibly The Funk Brothers)
Chart history Chart (1961)PeakpositionU.S. Billboard Hot 100 Chart27U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles5
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