▁She ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁black ▁female ▁song writ ers ▁and ▁produ cers . ▁ ▁She ▁continued ▁to ▁both ▁record ▁and ▁write , ▁many ▁of ▁her ▁songs ▁being ▁released ▁on ▁the ▁R CA ▁and ▁K app ▁labels . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁she ▁and ▁Ash ford ▁established ▁the ▁short - l ived ▁Ash ford ▁label , ▁re le asing ▁Edd ie ▁Parker ' s ▁" L ove ▁You ▁Baby ", ▁later ▁popular ▁on ▁Britain ' s ▁Northern ▁soul ▁scene . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁company ▁col lapsed , ▁she ▁and ▁Ash ford ▁continued ▁to ▁work ▁together , ▁writing ▁Billy ▁Sh a - R ae ' s ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁R & B ▁chart ▁hit ▁" Do ▁It ". ▁ ▁Ash ford ▁also ▁co - w rote ▁Baby ▁Washington ' s ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁hit ▁" I ' ve ▁Got ▁to ▁Break ▁A way ", ▁which ▁reached ▁no . 3 2 ▁on ▁the ▁R & B ▁chart . ▁ ▁After ▁Ash ford ▁moved ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁Ch and ler ▁remained ▁in ▁Detroit . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s , ▁some ▁of ▁her ▁un iss ued ▁P ied ▁Pi per ▁record ings ▁were ▁un ear th ed ▁by ▁British ▁DJ ▁and ▁record ▁label ▁executive ▁Ad y ▁Cro as d ell , ▁who ▁released ▁several ▁of ▁them ▁including ▁a ▁demo ▁recording ▁of ▁a ▁possible ▁theme ▁for ▁the ▁movie ▁You ▁Only ▁Live ▁Tw ice . ▁▁ ▁Ch