Sugar Baby Love offered it to the demo musicians, provided that they would become an actual group. With the exception of the recording's lead singer, Paul Da Vinci, who had signed a solo recording contract with Penny Farthing Records. Surprisingly, only John Richardson, who played drums and spoke the "please take my advice," would sign up and later become a member of The Rubettes. "Sugar Baby Love" became a UK No. 1 hit in 1974, also reaching No. 37 and No. 30 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and Cashbox charts, respectively. It also reached No. 1 in Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Austria
The Ballads (group) The Ballads (group) The Ballads were an American vocal group formed in 1961 in Oakland. Band members included Nathaniel Romerson, Jon Foster, Rico Thompson, and Lesley LaPalma. The band had one hit single in 1968, entitled "God Bless Our Love". This song reached #65 on the Billboard pop singles charts and #8 on the R&B Singles charts. This song was picked by WDIA program director Bill Thomas as a "Biggest Leftfield Happening" in Billboard's programming aids. The B side of this record was the song "My Baby Knows How to Love Her Man." This record was released on Venture Records