As a member of the Five Stairsteps, Burke wrote the group's first minor hit "You Waited Too Long" in 1966, but the group would see their biggest success with the million-selling song "O-o-h Child" in 1970.
Burke composed the Five Stairsteps' initial minor hit, "You Waited Too Long," in 1966. However, the group's peak achievement came with the million-selling single "O-o-h Child" in 1970.