' ve ▁Be en ▁to ▁the ▁Well ▁Before " ▁songs ▁on ▁her ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁solo ▁album , ▁Oh ▁What ▁a ▁Fe eling ▁( produ ced ▁by ▁Jerry ▁W ex ler ▁and ▁Barry ▁Beck ett ). ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁In ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁Kelly ' s ▁major ▁hit , ▁Happy ▁T iger ▁quickly ▁released ▁an ▁album ▁and ▁three ▁singles , ▁but ▁the ▁label ▁was ▁in ▁financial ▁trouble ▁and ▁went ▁out ▁of ▁business ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁Kelly ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁Records , ▁which ▁re iss ued ▁the ▁Happy ▁T iger ▁album ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁as ▁D irt , ▁taking ▁the ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁single , ▁"( He ▁Ain ' t ▁N oth in ' ▁But ) ▁D irt ". ▁Kelly ' s ▁third ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁Records ▁single , ▁" Don ' t ▁Burn ▁Me " ▁( 1 9 7 2 ), ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁minor ▁hit . ▁It ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁an ▁album ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name . ▁ ▁A ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁single , ▁" H ook ed , ▁Hog t ied ▁& ▁Col la red " ▁was ▁his ▁second ▁biggest ▁self - record ed ▁hit , ▁and ▁it ▁too ▁inspired ▁an ▁album ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁name , ▁with ▁controvers ial ▁art work ▁— ▁a ▁drawing ▁dep ict ing ▁bond age . ▁ ▁With ▁disco ▁on ▁the ▁rise , ▁Warner ▁B ros .