Pop singer songwriter who started as a staff songwriter for Motown. Recorded for MCA Universal and then 20th Century Fox Records. Widely covered songwriter by many other artists such as Anne Murray, Helen Reddy, Michael Johnson, Bobbi Gentry, Thelma Houston, Cilla Black, Johnny Rivers, Shirley Bassey, etc. Philosophical love songs with a deeper intent than usual for 70s singer/writers. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.