Remember James William Guercio, producer of the Buckinghams? That act was just a warmup for this jazz-rock fusion band. They went through a number of iterations, one of them being Al Kooper’s group. But Kooper was forced out, along with a few others, and the band reconfigured around vocalist David Clayton-Thomas. Guercio picked up this song from Motown, originally recorded two years earlier by Brenda Holloway. It came in at #4 and was their first big splash.
Blood, Sweat & Years: “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy”