Yea, jsmith, they did. So Prodigal definitely wasn't an entirely rock-based outlet. Interesting.
I would guess that Motown didn't really want Joe on their main Motown label [[?) so transferred him over to Prodigal. A bit like VIP really, where Motown just put people they didn't know what to do with!!!
I know this probably sounds blasphemous [[especially coming from a huge David Ruffin fan) but I actually prefer Joe's version of "First Round Knockout" to David's 1976 cover!!
I bet Joe loved singing that song though. Also, I believe the B-Side of Joe's "First Round Knockout" was a cover of The O'Jays "Looky, Looky [[Look At Me, Girl)". Does anyone have or remember this? I would love to hear it.
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