A versatile figure during Motown's golden years, Willie Hutch wrote and produced for the 5th Dimension, the Jackson 5 (including "I'll Be There"), Michael Jackson, and Smokey Robinson during the early '70s. His soundtrack to the 1973 blaxploitation flick The Mack is often considered to be one of the era's finest. Hutch continued to issue solo releases for Motown. After briefly relocating to the Whitfield record company for a few releases, Hutch returned back to Motown. He sporadically issued further solo sets in the '90s and early 2000s. He passed away in 2005. ~ Greg Prato