▁belief ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁the ▁most ▁advanced ▁of ▁all ▁proto zo a . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁C ili ate ▁M DS / IES ▁database ▁ ▁References <0x0A> </s> ▁Lor raine ▁Ch and ler ▁( born ▁Er m ast ine ▁Lewis , ▁ ▁– ▁January ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁soul ▁singer , ▁song writer ▁and ▁record ▁producer . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁She ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Detroit , ▁Michigan , ▁a ▁neighbor ▁of ▁per cussion ist ▁Edd ie ▁" B ongo " ▁Brown ▁and ▁a ▁family ▁friend ▁of ▁Ot is ▁Williams ▁of ▁The ▁T empt ations . ▁ ▁She ▁attended ▁Northern ▁High ▁School ▁but ▁ ▁left ▁college ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁music ▁industry . ▁ ▁She ▁began ▁writing ▁songs ▁with ▁Jack ▁Ash ford , ▁including ▁" I ' m ▁G one ", ▁recorded ▁by ▁Edd ie ▁Parker , ▁and ▁" I ' ll ▁Never ▁For get ▁You ", ▁recorded ▁by ▁The ▁O ' J ays . ▁ ▁She ▁signed ▁with ▁Ash ford ' s ▁P ied ▁Pi per ▁Produ ctions ▁as ▁a ▁song writer ▁and ▁perform er , ▁and ▁her ▁first ▁single ▁" What ▁Can ▁I ▁Do " ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁becoming ▁a ▁regional ▁hit . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁nation ally ▁by ▁R CA , ▁as ▁was ▁the ▁follow - up ▁" I ▁Can ' t ▁Hold ▁On ", ▁which ▁she ▁co - w rote , ▁but ▁neither ▁reached ▁the ▁national ▁charts . ▁▁▁