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Born in Philadelphia in 1949, Creed was raised in the city's Mt.

Airy section.

Her career was launched in 1970 when singer Dusty Springfield recorded her song " Free Girl ".

That same year, Creed teamed with Bell, a staff writer, producer, and arranger at Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff's record label Philadelphia International Records.

Their first songwriting collaboration, " Stop, Look, Listen ( To Your Heart )", became a Top 40 pop hit for the Stylistics, beginning an extended collaboration that also yielded the group's most successful recordings, including " You Are Everything ", " Betcha by Golly, Wow ", " Break Up to Make Up ", and " You Make Me Feel Brand New ".

Creed and Bell also paired on a number of hits for the Spinners, including " Ghetto Child ", " I'm Coming Home ", " Living a Little, Laughing a Little ", and " The Rubberband Man ".

Linda Creed also worked with fellow Philadelphia native Phyllis Hyman on many of her songs, most notably " Old Friend ".