The group's origins go back to Stockton, California when they started out as the Soul Struts.
[4] After appearing on Soul Train in 1975, they did a tour North America and Japan on a few occasions.
They also bill with James Brown, Con Funk Shun, The Main Ingredient, The Sylvers, Irma Thomas and The Whispers.
[5] They are #40 on the Bygonely "Drugs, Nudes, Letters, And Weird Things: Vinyl Collector Reveals Secret Stuff That People Hide Inside Vinyl Sleeves" list for weird things found inside record covers.
[2] They appeared on the January 25, 1975 episode of Soul Train performing "Sexy Girl" and "Falling in Love".
[9] In February, 1977, it was reported by Billboard that 9th Creation and other artists who had their music issued on PYE/ATV shortly before the company closed down would have their releases on Prelude Records.
[4][20][21] It also peaked at #54 on December 1 on its third week in the Billboard Hot Soul Singles Chart.
[29] Due to Mike Micenheimer saving some of the mixdowns to cassette, an album which was deemed to be lost as a result of the DEA raid on a studio in 1980, A Step Ahead was released by Past Due Records on 30 April 2019.
[28] Some of their albums including Superheroes have been re-released on the Past Due record label.