The Main Ingredient

In the early-1990s, Gooding reassumed his solo career, and in 1999, Silverman and Simmons resurrected The Main Ingredient with Carlton Blount as the new lead singer. Orbison himself once described him as "the voice of the century", and a subsequent rerecording of the song saw him embrace the remake. Simmons left the group again after 1986, and was replaced with Jerome Jackson. In 1981, he had an international number one hit with the Roy Orbison classic, "Crying". The lineup of Gooding, Simmons, and Silverman reunited twice, once from 1979 to 1982, and again in 1986, but their releases were not as successful as the 1970s hits were. The first major hit version was by Roberta Flack in 1973; nearly a quarter-century later (1996), another version was a major hit for The Fugees. Gooding garnered a solo deal with Motown, while Simmons became a stockbroker. Lieberman was the first to record it (in 1971), but the song has two far better-known covers.

He was replaced with Carl Tompkins, but the group disbanded a year later. A poem about McLean, "Killing Me Softly With His Blues" by Lori Lieberman, was reworked into a song called "Killing Me Softly" by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel. Later in 1976, Silverman quit the group for both a solo career and to start a production company with Bert DeCoteaux. Other well-known songs include. Another gold single, "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely", hit the pop Top Ten in 1974, and the disco-based "Rolling Down a Mountainside" hit the R&B Top Ten in 1976. Don McLean, (born October 2, 1945 in New Rochelle, New York) is an American singer-songwriter, most famous for his 1971 ballad "American Pie". His first single with the group was 1972's "Everybody Plays the Fool", a gold selling single that hit the Top 5 on both the pop and R&B singles charts. "Christmastime!"-2004.

and Omar Gooding, as its new lead singer. "The Western Album"- 2003. McPherson passed away suddenly from leukemia in 1971, and The Main Ingredient recruited Cuba Gooding, Sr., the father of actors Cuba Gooding, Jr. "You've Got To Share"- 2003 ("The Kid's Album"). Follow-up hits such as "I'm So Proud" ( a cover version of an Impressions song), "Spinning Around (I Must Be Falling in Love)", and "Black Seeds Keep on Growing" did even better on the charts. "Starry Starry Night"- 2001 {LIVE}. The group affiliated themselves with producer Bert DeCoteaux, who crafted their first US Top 30 hit, "You've Been My Inspiration". "Don McLean Sings Marty Robbins"- 2001.

By 1966, the yhad changed their name a third and final time, to "The Main Ingredient". "River of Love"- 1995. After recording for a minor local label called , they changed their name to "The Insiders" and got a deal with RCA Records. "Favourites and Rarities"- 1993. The original members of the group were lead singer Donald McPherson, Luther Simmons Jr., and Tony Silvester, who called their group "The Poets". "Headroom"- 1990. The group was founded in Harlem, New York in 1964. "Love Tracks"- 1987.

The Main Ingredient is an American soul and R&B group, most popular during the 1970s. "For The Memories I & II"- 1986-7. "Dominion"- 1982 {LIVE}. "Believers"- 1981. "Chain Lightning"- 1978.

"Prime Time"- 1977. "Solo"- 1976 {LIVE}. "Homeless Brother"- 1974. "Playin' Favorites"- 1973.

"Don McLean"- 1972. "American Pie"- 1971. "Tapestry"- 1970. "Winterwood".

"Castles in the Air". "Vincent" (a tribute to the 19th century Dutch painter, Vincent van Gogh).