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Written by Kenneth Gamble, also When Will I See You Again (The Three Degrees), Dirty Ol’ Man (The Three Degrees) and Year of Decision (The Three Degrees)
Part of Rockin' Roll Baby, also You Make Me Feel Brand New, Only for the Children and Let Them Work It Out
Written by Thom Bell, also I’ll Be Around (The Spinners), People Make the World Go ’Round (Michael Jackson) and Stop, Look, Listen (to Your Heart) (Diana Ross)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Thom Bell wrote 4 of The Stylistics’s top 10 songs
Kenneth Gamble wrote 169 songs on fono
Kenneth Gamble’s most frequent co-writer is Leon Huff (145 songs together)
Thom Bell wrote 66 songs on fono
Credits
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- Written by
- Kenneth Gamble and Thom Bell
- Part of
- Rockin' Roll Baby
- Written by
- Kenneth Gamble and Thom Bell
- Part of
- Rockin' Roll Baby
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Kenneth Gamble
Same writer: Thom Bell
Same release: Rockin' Roll Baby
Same writer: Kenneth Gamble
Same writer: Thom Bell
Same release: Rockin' Roll Baby
Same writer: Kenneth Gamble
Same writer: Thom Bell
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Pay Back Is a Dog was written by Kenneth Gamble
Pay Back Is a Dog was written by Kenneth Gamble
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Pay Back Is a Dog was written by Thom Bell
Pay Back Is a Dog was written by Thom Bell
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Pay Back Is a Dog is part of the release Rockin' Roll Baby
Pay Back Is a Dog is part of the release Rockin' Roll Baby
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Pay Back Is a Dog was released on 1973