Creative Source was an American R&B group from Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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, who had several funk

Funk

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 and disco

Disco

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 hits in the middle of the 1970s.

History

Creative Source was formed in 1972 by several veterans

Session musician

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 of the West Coast recording studios. They were managed by Ron Townson

Ron Townson

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, who was previously a member of The Fifth Dimension

The Fifth Dimension

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. Their first chart success was 1973's "You Can't Hide Love", but their biggest hit came the following year, a cover

Cover version

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 of the Bill Withers

Bill Withers

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 tune "Who Is He (And What Is He to You)". Four albums were issued by the band in three years, but their later singles were less successful, and by 1977, after having lost their recording contract, the group had disbanded.

Discography

• Creative Source
  Creative Source (album)
  Released in 1973, This album charted at number twenty one on the R&B album charts in 1974. Includes the original version of You Can't Hide Love that Earth, Wind and Fire would cover a couple years later in 1975.-Track listing:...
  
  (Sussex Records
  Sussex Records
  -History:It was founded December 18, 1969 by Clarence Avant. Initially, it was located first at 6430 W Sunset Blvd at the corner of Sunset and Cahuenga Blvds. In 1972, it moved to 6255 W Sunset Blvd Suite 1902 both in Hollywood. From 1969 to 1974, all records were distributed by Buddah Records &...
  
  , 1974) U.S. #152, U.S. R&B #21
• Migration
  Migration (Creative Source album)
  -Track listing:# I'm Gonna Get There - 2:27 #Harlem - 4:57#I Just Can't See Myself Without You - 7:30#Keep On Movin' - 2:35...
  
  (Sussex, 1974) U.S. R&B #28
• Pass The Feelin' On (Polydor Records
  Polydor Records
  Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...
  
  , 1975) U.S. R&B #49
• Consider The Source (Polydor, 1976)

Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions
		US Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	US R&B Singles
1973	"You Can't Hide Love"	-	#48
1974	"Who Is He (And What Is He to You)"	#69	#21
1974	"You're Too Good To Be True"	-	#88
1975	"Pass the Feelin' On"	-	#92