Creative Source

Creative Source from Los Angeles included some bandmembers who were already performing in the sixties in groups like The Elgins, The Fortunes, The Colts and Nat King Cole’s band. They released two albums on Sussex in 1974: The first one, Creative Source, contained their hit version of the Bill Withers song Who Is He (And what Is He To You). The second, Migration, was still a decent album, but failed to generate any chart success. And switching their label to Polydor didn’t help neither.

Creative Source – Creative Source (Sussex 1974)

Tracklist: You Can't Hide Love, Let Me In Your Life, Lovesville, You're Too Good To Be True, Wild Flower, Magic Carpet Ride, Who Is He And What Is He To You, Oh Love.

Their first and best album (produced by Mike Stokes, who also was involved with the Faith, Hope & Charity and Segments of Time projects), including their smash hit version of Bill Wither's Who is He (and what is he to you) and a less impressive version of Steppenwolf's Magic Carpet Ride. The 45 flipside contains a nice and long instrumental version of Who is He (and what is he to you). You Can't Hide love/Lovesville was also released on single.

Creative Source – Migration (Sussex 1974)

Tracklist: I'm Gonna Get There, Harlem, I Just Can't See Myself Without You, Keep On Movin', Migration, Let Me Be The One

Their second album (again produced by Mike Stokes, who also was involved with the Faith, Hope & Charity and Segments of Time projects), is unfortunately not as strong as their first effort. However, it's still an enjoyable funky midseventies experience, including Bill Withers' Harlem, also on 45 with Migration on the flip of the German release, and Carole King's Corazon on the back of the French release. Keep on Movin'/I Just can't see Myself Without You (Germany) and Migration/I Just can't see Myself Without You (US) were also released on single.