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"The Rubberband Man" is a song recorded by American vocal group #theSpinners. The song, written by producer #ThomBell and singer-songwriter #LindaCreed, originated because of Bell's son Mark, who was being teased by his classmates for being overweight. Intended to improve his son's self-image, the song eventually evolved from being about "The Fat Man" to "The Rubberband Man". The last major hit by the Spinners to feature #PhilippéWynne on lead vocals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQWL2ZK0uYQ

"The Rubberband Man" is a song recorded by American vocal group #theSpinners. The song, written by producer #ThomBell and singer-songwriter #LindaCreed, originated because of Bell's son Mark, who was being teased by his classmates for being overweight. Intended to improve his son's self-image, the song eventually evolved from being about "The Fat Man" to "The Rubberband Man". The last major hit by the Spinners to feature #PhilippéWynne on lead vocals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXcFFNx0_g8

"You Are Everything" is a soul song written by #ThomBell and #LindaCreed and originally recorded by the #PhiladelphiaSoul group #theStylistics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1fXcuUj5OI

"Betcha by Golly, Wow" is a song written by #ThomBell and #LindaCreed, originally titled "Keep Growing Strong" and recorded by American actress and singer #ConnieStevens under the Bell label in 1970. Stevens' recording runs two minutes and thirty seconds. The composition later became a hit when it was released by the #PhiladelphiaSoul group #theStylistics in 1972 under its better known title, "Betcha by Golly, Wow".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxZ83WxhMnU

"Greatest Love of All" is a song recorded by American singer #WhitneyHouston. It is a cover of the #GeorgeBensonSong that was originally penned by #MichaelMasser and #LindaCreed for the #MuhammadAli biopic, #TheGreatest. Originally issued as the #Bside of her solo debut hit "#YouGiveGoodLove" in February 1985, it was released by Houston's label #AristaRecords as the sixth single off Houston's self-titled debut album on March 18, 1986.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYzlVDlE72w

"Break Up to Make Up" was a 1973 song by the #PhiladelphiaSoul group #theStylistics. The song was written by #ThomBell, #LindaCreed, and #KennethGamble. An #RAndB #ballad, it was the seventh track from their 1972 album #Round2 and was released as a single and reached number 5 on the US #Billboard #Hot100 chart. It also climbed to number 5 in the Billboard R&B chart and reached number 34 in the #UKSinglesChart in April 1973.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ks8XElG2I4

"You Are Everything" is a soul song written by #ThomBell and #LindaCreed and originally recorded by the #PhiladelphiaSoul group #TheStylistics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8p91tzhOXE