 She was a fan of Viola Wills' single "Lost Without the Love of My Guy", a song co-written and arranged by White.White rehearsed for almost a year with the trio, who had not done any professional singing before, and came up with their stage name, Love Unlimited.White wrote "Walkin' in the Rain With the One I Love" with lyrics that were inspired by conversations with Glodean; the two engage in "phoned"-in dialogue on the song.