Detroit native Ronald "Ronn" Matlock's musical journey has largely resided behind the scenes as a songwriter on myriad of projects, getting his first cuts at Motown Records. "Feel Like Giving Up," co-written with Eddie Kendricks, was earmarked as ex-Temptation Paul Williams' first solo release and should have blown up, but Motown shelved it after the baritone's tragic suicide. It appeared by Kendricks' protégés the Posse on Motown's VIP subsidiary in December 1971, but no promotion made it dead on arrival. With Kendricks and Mike Stokes, the trio wrote an earlier Posse release on Janus Records, "I Got to Take You Out" (March 1971) and "Out in the Country," for Bobby Taylor's Taylor Made Soul album (July 1969), collaborating with its producer, Ricky Matthews (born Rick James), and Roderick Harrison
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