recorded by Elton John. One was "Mama Can't Buy You Love" and the other "Are You Ready for Love". The songs, LeRoy Bell-Casey James co-compositions, appeared in "The Thom Bell Sessions" in 1977. Elton John's version of "Mama Can't Buy You Love" went to the Top 10 in the general charts and #1 on the Adult/Contemporary chart in the fall of 1979, earning Elton a Grammy Nomination for "Best Male R&B Vocal Performance". His song "Are You Ready for Love" did not chart. Track list of Elton John single: Side 1: "Are You Ready for Love" (LeRoy Bell, Thom Bell, Casey James) (8:31) Side 2.1: "Three Way Love Affair" (LeRoy Bell, Casey James) (5:31) Side 2.2: "Mama Can't Buy You Love" (LeRoy Bell, Casey James) (4:03) In February 1989, The Complete Thom Bell Sessions was released by MCA Records, although it had been recorded in 1977. In addition to "Mama Can't Buy You Love" and "Are You Ready for Love", it featured three additional songs, including "Country Love Song" also co-written by LeRoy Bell. 1. "Nice and Slow" (Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Thom Bell) 2. "Country Love Song" (LeRoy Bell, Casey James) 3. "Shine on Through" (Elton John, G. Osborne) 4. "Mama Can't Buy You Love" (LeRoy Bell, Casey James) 5. "Are You Ready for Love" (LeRoy Bell, Casey James) 6. "Three Way Love Affair" (LeRoy Bell, Casey James) In 2003, Fat Boy Slim mixed Elton John's single version making it to the British Singles Chart. The song also charted in many European charts. With Teddy Pendergrass LeRoy Bell had a long-running cooperation with Teddy Pendergrass for whom he wrote 5 songs in three different albums: 1979: "I'll Never See Heaven Again" on the album Teddy 1979: "Set Me Free", also on album Teddy 1982: "Loving You Was Good" on album This One's for You 1983: "Heaven Only Knows" from the album Heaven Only Knows (lead song) Pendergrass album 1990: "Glad to Be Alive" from the album Truly BlessedOthers: 1979: Lou Rawls: "Bark, Bite (Fight All Night)" on the album Let Me Be Good to You1980: Lou Rawls: "Heartache (Just When You Think You're Loved)" and "You Are" on album Sit Down and Talk to Me 1988: Kimiko Kasai: "Love Talk" from album Love Talk (lead song) 2001: Me and You: "You Never Know What You Got (Til It's Gone)" 2002: Jennifer Lopez: "Still" cowritten with James and Jennifer Lopez