The Undisputed Truth were the first act to follow him from Motown to Whitfield, after a line-up change.
Tyrone "Big Ty" Douglas and the then-female lead singer Virginia "V" McDonald left.
Taka Boom, Chaka Khan's sister, joined longtime member Joe Harris and 1974 additions Calvin "Dhaak" Stevenson and Tyrone "Lil Ty" Barkley.
"You + Me = Love", featuring Taka Boom on lead, was released as The Undisputed Truth's first Whitfield single.
It proved to be the group's second biggest success on the Pop Charts, behind only 1971's "Smiling Faces Sometimes".