The Moments
Formed in Hackensack, New Jersey, USA in the late '60s, this distinctive sweet soul trio comprised Al Goodman (b. 31 March 1947, Jackson, Mississippi, USA; ex-Vipers and Corvettes), Harry Ray (b. 15 December 1946, Longbranch, New Jersey, USA; ex-Sounds Of Soul and Establishment) and William Brown (b. 30 June 1946, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; ex-Broadways and Uniques). The falsetto-led, '50s-style harmony vocal group recorded for Sylvia Robinson's Stang label. According to Goodman, the original group led by Mark Greene was replaced by Ray, Goodman and Brown in 1969, after their first hit Not On The Outside. It was this trio's fourth R&B Top 20 hit, Love On A Two-Way Street in 1970, that gave them their biggest pop hit, reaching number 3 in the US charts. They had a further 21 R&B chart records, which included their self-penned Top 20 hit Sexy Mama in 1973, and the R&B number 1 Look At Me (I'm In Love) in 1975. Their first UK success came in 1975 with Girls, made with fellow Stang group the Whatnauts. They had two further UK Top 10s: Dolly My Love in 1975 and Jack In The Box in 1977, neither of which charted in the USA. In 1979, they joined Polydor as Ray, Goodman And Brown.