He frequently collaborated with P.F. Sloan, and the partners were responsible for the success of The Grass Roots and contributed largely to the band's first album.
Just What I Needed | Take as Needed for Pain | Where Were You When I Needed You | Number needed to vaccinate | I Needed to Fall |
It is best known for the lead track "Let the Beat Hit 'Em" which hit #1 on the Billboard R&B and Dance charts. The only other single released was the ballad "Where Were You When I Needed You". It is named for the Manhattan neighborhood in which lead vocalist Lisa Velez grew up and lived until the mid-2000s. The first half of the album was produced by C+C Music Factory's David Cole and Robert Clivillés, and the second half was produced, as always, by Full Force.