Effective period / Period of releases: 1968 - 1973

Members: Cleofas Tilman, Wilson DeShields, Leo Coney, Eleanor Debose, Charles Williams (24), Melvin Reed

The gospel vocal group The Gospel Classics are best known for their international hit record “More Love, that’s what we need”. Some members of the group were previously members of The Violinaires and other gospel groups, who recorded for various labels, and most were Detroit based.
The members of “The Gospel Classics” were Melvin Reed, Leo Coney, Wilson DeShields, James Malone, Cleofas Tilmon, Elceanor Debose, and Charles Williams.