Every Billboard Hot 100 Single 1970: #321: “You’ve Been My Inspiration”- The Main Ingredient. June 27, 1970.

• Single: “You’ve Been My Inspiration”- The Main Ingredient
• Record Company- RCA Victor
• Genre: Soul
• Written by Donald McPherson, Luther Simmons and Tony Sylvester
• Time: 2:55
• B-side:”Life Won’t Be The Same [Without You}
• Album-L.T.D.
• Grade: B-
• Peaked at #64 9 weeks in the Billboard Hot 100.

The Main Ingredient were an R&B vocal group out of Harlem, New York City. From 1970-75 they had 11 Hot 100 singles with 3 making the Top 40. Their biggest hit was “Everybody Plays The Fool” #3 in 1972. Their lead singer Donald McPherson died of leukemia in 1971 and he was replaced by Cuba Gooding -the father of actor Cuba Gooding Jr.