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That was recorded in Muscle Shoals. That was written in New York by Mr. Erskin Watts - at that time my road man - and myself. That was one of his favorite lines, he would say, “Mister Covay”, - he’d always call me Mister Covay - ‘lt's better to have and not need than need and not have’. l was coming into the studio to do something else and I said ‘Why don't we just go in and write it?’ He said ‘Write what?' I started writing it, we were travelling at that time in the limo and he was driving and by the time we got from Queens to Manhattan we had it written. I write real fast when I start and ‘Better To Have’ came real fast. Mr. Watts also sung the second part, the tenor part under me - Don Covay
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