fe aturing ▁" What ▁About ▁My ▁Love "). ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁produced ▁An ita ▁Baker ' s ▁debut ▁album , ▁The ▁Song str ess , ▁and ▁wrote ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁album ' s ▁tracks . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁he ▁wrote ▁several ▁songs ▁for ▁Ros ie ▁G aines ' ▁album ▁No ▁S we eter ▁Love ▁( fe aturing ▁the ▁track ▁" C ra zy "), ▁that ▁was ▁subsequently ▁sh el ved ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁later ▁to ▁be ▁res ur rect ed ▁by ▁the ▁Exp ansion ▁label ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Mot en ▁p enn ed ▁nearly ▁ 6 0 ▁registered ▁compos itions . ▁He ▁tou red ▁with ▁a ▁jazz ▁show case ▁featuring ▁Joe ▁Sample , ▁L al ah ▁H ath away , ▁and ▁Ger ald ▁Al br ight . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁tou red ▁with ▁Frank ie ▁B ever ly ▁and ▁Maz e , ▁and ▁addition ally ▁wrote ▁t unes ▁for ▁M ica ▁Paris , ▁T one ▁L ō c ▁and ▁Sarah ▁V aug han . ▁He ▁continued ▁the ▁l ia ison ▁with ▁An ita ▁Baker , ▁co - writing ▁" R h ythm ▁of ▁Love " ▁on ▁her ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁album ▁Rh ythm ▁of ▁Love . ▁ ▁Mot en ▁res ided ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Prince ▁Hall ▁Fre em ason . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁Mot en ▁died ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁from ▁li ver ▁failure ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 4 2