In addition to releases by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Dennison, Mickey Gilley, Wynn Stewart and Greg Kihn, there would be debut albums by Weapons of Peace and Joey Stec.
[4] Also in that issue, the progress of the group's single "Just Can't Be That Way (Ruth's Song)" was shown in the Record World 101 - 150 chart where it had moved up from 135 to 133.
[5] The group released their Weapons of Peace album on Playboy PB 413, which was produced by Mark Davis.
[13] The group recorded their single "Roots Mural / Many Rains Ago (Oluwa)" which was released on Playboy P-6101.
Record World columnist Dede Dabney had it as a sleeper in one of her three picks of the week in the 19 March issue.
She suggested that the song which Quincy Jones had a hand in writing should be listened to and it was destined to cause an explosive reaction.
The reviewer's picks were "Roots (Mural Theme) / Many Rains Ago (Oluwa)" and "Just Can't Be This Way (Ruth's Song)".
[16][17] It was reported by Billboard in the magazine's 13 August issue that their management company Creative Direction Inc. had relocated to 233 E. Ontario, Suite 401, Chicago 60611.