Lyricist Linda Creed teamed with composer/producer Thom Bell to author a series of hits forever linked to the lush and seductive Philly soul sound of the early '70s. Born in Philadelphia in 1949, Creed was raised in the city's Mt. Airy section. Her career was launched in 1971 when the great Dusty Springfield recorded her song "Free Girl." That same year, Creed teamed with Bell, a staff writer, producer, and arranger at Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff's famed Philadelphia International Records.
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