ild ▁success , ▁reaching ▁the ▁Top ▁ 3 0 ▁on ▁the ▁R & B ▁chart , ▁although ▁it ▁made ▁no ▁significant ▁impression ▁on ▁the ▁pop ▁chart . ▁After ▁a ▁brief ▁tour , ▁Bass ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁studio . ▁The ▁result ▁was ▁an ▁original ▁composition ▁with ▁an ▁ag gress ive ▁rh ythm ▁section ; ▁backing ▁mus icians ▁on ▁the ▁track ▁included ▁drum mer ▁Maurice ▁White ▁( l ater ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁Earth , ▁Wind , ▁& ▁Fire ), ▁bass ist ▁Louis ▁S atter field ▁and ▁ten or ▁sa x oph on ist ▁Gene ▁Bar ge , ▁with ▁the ▁young ▁Minn ie ▁Ri per ton ▁among ▁the ▁background ▁sing ers . ▁That ▁year , ▁Bass ▁co - w rote ▁and ▁recorded ▁the ▁song ▁" Res cue ▁Me " ▁which ▁shot ▁up ▁the ▁charts ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁and ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁After ▁a ▁month - long ▁run ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁R & B ▁charts , ▁the ▁song ▁reached ▁# 4 ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁pop ▁charts ▁and ▁# 1 1 ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁and ▁gave ▁Ch ess ▁its ▁first ▁million - s elling ▁single ▁since ▁Ch uck ▁Ber ry ▁a ▁de cade ▁earlier . ▁It ▁sold ▁over ▁one ▁million ▁copies , ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁gold ▁disc . ▁ ▁Bass ▁followed ▁with ▁" Rec overy ," ▁which ▁did ▁moder ately ▁well , ▁pe aking ▁at ▁# 1 3 ▁( R & B ) ▁and ▁# 3 7 ▁( pop ) ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁The