Gloria Jones Junior Walker's "I Ain't Goin' Nowhere" (writer/producer) and the Four Tops' "Just Seven Numbers" (writer). In 1970 she provided backing vocals on Ry Cooder's eponymous first album. The most remembered song that Jones penned was Gladys Knight and the Pips' "If I Were Your Woman", which was nominated for a Grammy in 1971. Jones left Motown at the end of 1973, following the release of her album "Share My Love". Jones first met Marc Bolan of T. Rex in 1969 while performing in "Hair" (Los Angeles cast). While touring in Europe, Bolan and Jones met for the second time at
Ease on Down the Road Consumer Rapport. Produced by Stephen Y. Scheaffer and "The Wiz" musical arranger Harold Wheeler, the Consumer Rapport version hit the "Billboard" Soul Singles chart, peaking at #19 and the Hot 100, peaking at #42. In 1977, "Ease on Down the Road" was recorded as a duet between Diana Ross and Michael Jackson and released as the theme song of the 1978 film adaptation of "The Wiz". As with the rest of the music in the film, the film version of "Ease on Down the Road" was produced by Quincy Jones. The recording was one of Jackson's first collaborations with Quincy