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He continued to break new songwriting ground and describing a new genre to a new style of soft soul on 1975's 'A Quiet Storm'.Singles such as 'Baby That's Backatcha' and 'The Agony And The Ecstasy' sold well on the black market.

His first film soundtrack project, 'Big Time', in 1977, was played extensively on the U.K., Soul Shows. Smokey returned in 1979 with 'Cruisin', his biggest chart success since 'The Tears Of A Clown' nine years earlier.