▁the ▁Mot own - fin anced ▁Broadway ▁production ▁of ▁Pi pp in , ▁handled ▁by ▁song writ ers - produ cers ▁De ke ▁Rich ards ▁and ▁Sher lie ▁Matt he ws . ▁Although ▁once ▁released , ▁the ▁song ▁and ▁the ▁album ▁failed ▁to ▁generate ▁radio ▁play ▁and ▁sales ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁it ▁produced ▁two ▁singles ▁abroad : ▁" Che ap ▁Lov in '" ▁in ▁Italy ▁and ▁" T oss in ' ▁and ▁Turn in '" ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁both ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁Besides ▁being ▁Jean ▁Ter rell ' s ▁favorite ▁album ▁as ▁a ▁Supreme , ▁The ▁Sup rem es ▁Produ ced ▁and ▁Arr anged ▁by ▁Jimmy ▁Web b ▁became ▁a ▁cult ▁favorite . ▁ ▁With ▁In ▁Japan ! ▁distributed ▁only ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁Japan , ▁Sup rem es ' ▁adm ir ers ▁elsewhere ▁had ▁to ▁wait ▁three ▁years ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁album . ▁After ▁the ▁Jimmy ▁Web b ▁project , ▁the ▁group ▁released ▁the ▁single ▁" Bad ▁We ather ", ▁a ▁fun ky ▁song ▁written ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁Ste vie ▁Wonder , ▁who ▁had ▁also ▁recorded ▁" So ft ▁Days " ▁with ▁the ▁tri o ▁for ▁a ▁future ▁album . ▁" Bad ▁We ather " ▁was ▁a ▁hit ▁in ▁disco ▁flo ors ▁and ▁received ▁extensive ▁radio ▁play ▁in ▁Europe , ▁but ▁had ▁little ▁promotion ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁Dis heart ened , ▁Jean ▁Ter rell ▁left ▁the ▁group , ▁Ly nd a ▁Laur ence ▁followed ▁when ▁she ▁became ▁pre gn ant , ▁and ▁Mary