▁Hay es - P orter ▁recording ▁from ▁St ax ; ▁the ▁second ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁W ex ler ▁and ▁Dow d ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁St ax ▁executive ▁Al ▁Bell ▁and ▁Allen ▁Jones . ▁Both ▁failed ▁to ▁chart . ▁According ▁to ▁W ex ler , ▁" We ▁just ▁made ▁some ▁sh it - ass ▁records ▁with ▁them . ▁I ▁never ▁really ▁got ▁into ▁their ▁sens ib ilities ▁as ▁a ▁producer ." ▁W ex ler ▁then ▁sent ▁the ▁du o ▁south ▁to ▁Mus cle ▁Sho als ▁and ▁Miami ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁produ cers ▁Brad ▁Sh api ro ▁and ▁Dave ▁C raw ford ▁for ▁their ▁next ▁single ▁" K no ck ▁It ▁Out ▁The ▁Park ," ▁which ▁also ▁failed ▁to ▁chart . ▁ ▁Sam ▁& ▁Dave ▁split ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁according ▁to ▁Moore ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁Moore ' s ▁diss atisf action ▁with ▁the ▁du o ▁and ▁his ▁desire ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁career ▁solo . ▁According ▁to ▁Pr ater , ▁they ▁broke ▁up ▁because ▁"[ Mo ore ] ▁decided ▁to ▁do ▁what ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁do ▁on ▁his ▁own ." ▁Moore ▁recorded ▁three ▁solo ▁singles ▁( none ▁of ▁which ▁chart ed ) ▁for ▁Atlantic ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁and ▁was ▁prepar ing ▁an ▁album ▁produced ▁by ▁King ▁Curt is , ▁which ▁was ▁sh el ved ▁after ▁Curt is ▁was ▁st ab bed ▁to ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁Pr ater ▁recorded ▁a ▁single ▁for ▁Al ston . ▁Ne ither ▁was ▁commer