Some of his biggest hits were remakes of soul tunes by Sam Cooke and The Isley Brothers as well as Motown's famed songwriting duo Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield, whose credits include hits for Gladys Knight,Marvin Gaye, and The Temptations.

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Many years ago a colleague of mine gave me a quotation from William Barrett I can't cite the quotation exactly, but it speaks about making one's mind so much like a mirror that others will see themselves in your presence.

多年前我的一个同事和我说过,一段William，Barrett的话,原话我不记得了，说的是让自己的思想成为一面镜子,让别人能从你的存在中看到他们自己。

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