. ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁De cca ▁Records ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁M CA ▁Inc . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁dis ple ased ▁with ▁the ▁direction ▁Jack ie ▁Wilson ' s ▁recording ▁career ▁had ▁taken , ▁T arn opol ▁contract ed ▁Chicago ' s ▁Carl ▁Davis ▁to ▁produce ▁one ▁album ▁for ▁Wilson . ▁Pos itive ▁of ▁Davis ' s ▁production ▁ability , ▁T arn opol ▁made ▁Davis ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁A & R ▁for ▁Brun sw ick ▁and ▁built ▁a ▁recording ▁studio ▁on ▁Chicago ' s ▁Michigan ▁Avenue . ▁T arn opol ▁then ▁expanded ▁the ▁label ▁by ▁signing ▁mostly ▁Chicago ▁based ▁artists . ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁four ▁years , ▁T arn opol ▁had ▁four teen ▁top ▁ten ▁Billboard ▁hits ▁with ▁The ▁Chi - L ites , ▁Barbara ▁A ck lin , ▁T yr one ▁Davis , ▁Young - H olt ▁Un limited , ▁Gene ▁Ch and ler , ▁Jack ie ▁Wilson ▁and ▁The ▁Art istics . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁relations ▁between ▁De cca ' s ▁execut ives ▁and ▁T arn opol ▁had ▁continued ▁to ▁d eter ior ate ▁and ▁T arn opol ▁wanted ▁out . ▁To ▁resolve ▁the ▁problem , ▁a ▁deal ▁was ▁struck ▁for ▁T arn opol ▁to ▁purchase ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 5 0 % ▁of ▁Brun sw ick ▁from ▁M CA . ▁However , ▁M CA ▁ins isted ▁on ▁maintain ing ▁their ▁rights ▁to ▁manufact ure ▁and ▁dist ribute ▁all ▁of ▁T arn opol ' s ▁record ings . ▁After ▁conduct ing