Following these albums, Robinson got out of a writer's block after his close collaborator Marv Tarplin, who joined him on the road in 1973 after Robinson left the Miracles, presented him a tune he had composed on his guitar. Robinson later wrote the lyrics that became his first solo top ten Pop single, "Cruisin'". The song hit number one in Cash Box and peaked at number four on the "Billboard" Hot 100. It also became his first solo number one in New Zealand. Robinson would follow a similar approach with his next album, "Warm Thoughts", which produced another top 40 hit, "Let Me Be the Clock", though it did not repeat the success of "Cruisin'".