a master promoter, went to great lengths to generate hit singles for "top 40" radio airplay, and got results; music industry historian Bob Hyde has estimated that, during their heyday, Buddah and its associated labels charted over 100 singles, with about one in five singles issued by the company charting (vs. the ratio of one chart hit to 20 singles released that most "major labels" experienced in that time period). Hit singles released by Buddah and its associated labels during 1969–1973 included: The Brooklyn Bridge's "Worst That Could Happen" (1969) The Isley Brothers' "It's Your Thing" (1969) The Edwin Hawkins Singers' "Oh Happy Day" (1969) Lou Christie's "I'm Gonna Make You Mine" (1969) Melanie's "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" and "What Have They Done to My Song Ma" (1970) The Five Stairsteps' "O-o-h Child" (1970) The Jaggerz' "The Rapper" (written by and featuring a young Donnie Iris) (1970) 100 Proof (Aged in Soul)'s "Somebody's Been Sleeping in My Bed" (1970) Brewer & Shipley's "One Toke Over the Line" (1970) Ocean's "Put Your Hand in the Hand" (1971) Honey Cone's "Want Ads" (1971) Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine" (1971), "Lean on Me" (1972) and "Use Me" (1972) Gallery's "Nice to Be With You" (1972) Curtis Mayfield's "Super Fly" and "Freddie's Dead" (1972) Gunhill Road's "Back When My Hair Was Short" (1973) Charlie Daniels' "Uneasy Rider" (1973) Stories' "Brother Louie" (1973) While Buddah primarily focused on singles, several of its album releases, including Brewer & Shipley's Tarkio (1970), Bill Withers' Still Bill (1972), and Curtis Mayfield's Super Fly (1972), also charted well during this period. Neil Bogart created and distributed Brut Records via Buddah Records for the Brut Fabergé company. Bogart left Buddah in 1974 to start his own label, Casablanca Records. Soon after Bogart's departure, Gladys Knight & the Pips emerged as Buddah's biggest success. Previously signed to Motown Records' Soul imprint, Knight and the Pips released their biggest hits, including "Midnight Train to Georgia" and "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me", for Buddah. Jazz session drummer Norman Connors became Buddah's musical director in 1976 and helped to foster the label's move toward R&B and disco (e.g., the Andrea True Connection's "More, More, More" (1976) and Chic's "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" (1977); Chic's song charted upon its subsequent re-issue by Atlantic Records). Viewlex declared bankruptcy in 1976 and Art Kass purchased Buddah back from them,