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After the death of Epstein, Black's boyfriend and songwriter Bobby Willis assumed management duties.

After the relatively disappointing performance of " I Only Live to Love You " ( UK No. 26, 1967 ), Black hit a new purple patch in her recording career, starting with " Step Inside Love " in 1968 ( UK No. 8 ), which McCartney wrote especially for her as the theme for her new weekly BBC-TV variety series.

Other successes followed in 1969: " Conversations " ( UK No. 7 ), " Surround Yourself With Sorrow " ( UK No. 3 ), " If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind " ( No. 20 ).

Black had a further big hit with " Something Tells Me ( Something's Gonna Happen Tonight )" ( UK No. 3 ) in 1971.