Spin the World (album)

The album was produced by Richard Goetterer and the band.[6]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
Robert Christgau	A−[8]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide	[9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[10]
The State	[11]

Trouser Press wrote: "Reaching the majors, the Mob tightened its instrumental wig and reduced funk to a smaller component of its personality, making Spin the World good and credible, but only as far as it goes."[6] Robert Christgau determined that "bridging the modest distance between Ohio Players fans and Aerosmith-for-the-fun-of-it, they lock into their groove and don't give a single song away."[8] The Los Angeles Times declared that "the album’s blend of hip attitude and down-to-earth Berry/Stones fundamentals makes it a notice-serving LP."[12]

The Washington Post praised the "new-found eclecticism in [the band's] songwriting."[13] The Chicago Tribune thought that Spin the World "reinforces the energetic, but repetitious, heavy funk of their first releases by adding some diversity and pop hooks."[14] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution called it "a crisp, collection of fun songs that range from a rap tribute to the day [frontman David] Ellison's mother met the Beatles ('The Big Show') to a driving ode to food and lust ('Let Me Eat') to a breakup song ('5 More Minutes') that could have come from the Rolling Stones' vault of unreleased tunes."[15] The State declared: "These guys are having fun—and that's one of rock 'n' roll's prime directives."[11]

The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that Spin the World "finds the band in its glory ... [the writing] shows strong pop instincts."[10]