 He wrote many songs for Little Anthony and the Imperials, producing and arranging several albums for the group in the mid-60s.The hit songs included "Goin' Out of My Head" (1964, #6 Pop, #22 R&B), which was subsequently recorded by numerous artists including the Zombies and Frank Sinatra; "Hurt So Bad" (1965, #10 Pop, #3 R&B), which was recorded four years later by the Lettermen (#12 in 1969), and then by Linda Ronstadt who took it to #8 in 1980; and the Imperials' Top 20 hits, "I'm On The Outside (Looking In)" and "Take Me Back".The Lettermen combined "Goin' Out of My Head" with Frankie Valli's hit, "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" in a medley which reached #7 in 1968.