The Three Reasons

After two Carnival details singles, the Three Factors — Kenneth Ruffin, Bruce Carter, and Robert Draden — faded into oblivion. Neither “Move DIRECTLY ON,” released in 1971, nor “Consider Me Back again” in 1972 ignited. A pity because the previous was a “you produced your bed today lie within it” using a lilting chorus; the latter, an participating plea with starting doo dah, doo dah, doo dah’s, high-end tranquility, along with a falsetto lead was became a member of by way of a rougher tenor mid-song to operate a vehicle home the idea. Kenny Ruffin’s wife, Shirley, composed both of the Delfonics-flavored softies. Ruffin documented a solo solitary for Carnival in 1968. “I’ll Maintain SECURING” b/w “Cry, Cry, Cry” was completely different in the Three Reasons edges. A difficult, anguished tenor distinguishes both, and Ruffin, not really his wife, composed both edges. Ruffin penned “I Am the person for you personally Baby” for the Turner Brothers, “Can’t Lose My Mind” for George Blackwell, and “Suspend My Mind and Cry” in the Big Guys for Warner Bros. With almost 30 signed up compositions, Ruffin’s most effective was the Moment’s “I REALLY DO” (1969), which highlighted Billy Brown carrying out the lead and history parts; Harry Ray and Al Goodman weren’t also in the studio room. He also composed “She’s Attended Another,” a grieving ballad where in fact the business lead bemoans over getting dumped, for the Whatnauts. The Three Factors’ singles had been promising, however the group was temporary. Also sadder, they just recorded two edges for Carnival; the B- edges were instrumentals.