Tony Waddington (songwriter) then offered it to the demo musicians, provided that they would become an actual group. The musicians agreed, were named The Rubettes, and "Sugar Baby Love" became a UK number one hit in 1974, also reaching number 37 in the US chart. They wrote and produced all of the Rubettes' subsequent UK hits – nine Top 50 hits in all between 1974 and 1977 – winning an Ivor Novello Award as Songwriters of the Year, and also reached the UK Top 10 with "Sugar Candy Kisses" by Mac and Katie Kissoon. They set up their own record label, State Records,
Hang On in There Baby Book"; however, the full video has never been commercially released. Hang On in There Baby "Hang on in There Baby" is a song written by Johnny Bristol as the title track from his first album. It was released a single in 1974, reaching No. 8 in the US Pop and No. 2 in the US R&B chart. The song also reached No. 3 in the UK. The song was later covered as a disco version by American singer and actress Bette Midler in 1979, British pop band Curiosity in 1992, which also peaked at number three on the UK Singles