The Main Ingredient

Formed: 1966 in New York, NY [Harlem]

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Group Members: Cuba Gooding, Jerome Jackson, Tony Silvester, Donald McPherson, Luther Simmons Jr., Carl Tompkins, Luther Simmons

Biography: The Main Ingredient toiled in obscurity for the better part of the '60s before making it big as a sweet, romantic soul outfit with a particular flair for ballads. Paced by the impassioned lead vocals of Cuba Gooding during their prime hitmaking years, the Ingredient is best remembered for their 1972 ...Read full biography

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Euphrates River

Released: 1974

Label: Phantom Records (England)

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While nothing soared as high as "Everybody Plays a Fool" from the Bitter Sweet LP, Euphrates River is tighter and has more zap than the previous year's beautiful but hitless Afrodisiac. They nailed Seals ...Read full review

Tasteful Soul

Released: 1971

Label: RCA

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Arguably, the original Main Ingredient's (Don McPherson, Tony Silvester, and Luther Simmons) best album. Thank God for microphones and amplification, for these tall handsome New Yorkers sung softly. With ...Read full review

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