m ▁G onna ▁Need ▁You " ▁and ▁a ▁cover ▁version ▁of ▁" Maybe " ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁▁ ▁When ▁Scott ▁left ▁the ▁group ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁family , ▁Fer g us on ▁filled ▁in ▁for ▁her . ▁She ▁remained ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁and ▁was ▁lead ▁singer ▁on ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁group ' s ▁best - s elling ▁tracks . ▁The ▁group ▁reci proc ated ▁with ▁backup ▁vocals ▁on ▁her ▁solo ▁record ings . ▁Harm on ▁left ▁by ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁and ▁was ▁eventually ▁replaced ▁by ▁Val erie ▁Hol iday . ▁Bar rett ▁signed ▁them ▁to ▁recording ▁contract s ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁three ▁years ▁with ▁Warner ▁B ros ., ▁Met rom edia , ▁and ▁Ne pt une ▁record ▁labels , ▁the ▁latter ▁owned ▁by ▁Ken ny ▁Gam ble ▁and ▁Leon ▁H uff , ▁who ▁would ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁group ▁five ▁years ▁later . ▁The ▁group ' s ▁close ▁harm ony ▁singing ▁made ▁them ▁a ▁popular ▁night club ▁act , ▁but ▁a ▁hit ▁record ▁still ▁el ud ed ▁them . ▁▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁By ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁they ▁were ▁signed ▁to ▁Rou lette ▁Records ▁and ▁they ▁released ▁their ▁first ▁album , ▁Maybe . ▁The ▁title ▁song , ▁this ▁time ▁with ▁Val erie ▁Hol iday ▁taking ▁the ▁lead , ▁took ▁them ▁to ▁# 4 ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁R & B ▁charts . ▁The ▁singles , ▁" I ▁Do ▁Take ▁You " ▁and ▁" You ' re