<P> The session featured members of the MFSB group -- guitarist Norman Harris , drummer Earl Young , bassist Ron Baker , and vibist Vince Montana -- secured by Allan Felder , who also developed the separate ad lib back - up chorus with his sister 's vocal choir. ( The B - Side of the single entitled `` Diamond in the Back '' was the same title adopted by Ludacris 2004 ) Frank Fioravanti could have released the record on the company 's own label Sound Gems , but it was just starting out and instead secured its release on the Roxbury Records record label , run by producer - songwriter Wes Farrell . </P>
<P> The session featured members of the MFSB group -- guitarist Norman Harris , drummer Earl Young , bassist Ron Baker , and vibist Vince Montana -- secured by Allan Felder , who also developed the separate ad lib back - up chorus with his sister 's vocal choir. ( The B - Side of the single entitled `` Diamond in the Back '' was the same title adopted by Ludacris 2004 ) Frank Fioravanti could have released the record on the company 's own label Sound Gems , but it was just starting out and instead secured its release on the Roxbury Records record label , run by producer - songwriter Wes Farrell . </P>
who made the song diamond in the back
who made the song diamond in the back
MFSB group
MFSB group