on songs like 1970's 'Rainin' in My Heart' and 'All for the Love of Sunshine' (a country number one co-written by Curb). The group subsequently hit the Top Ten of the country charts in the U.S.
The song was co-written by Curb and Lalo Schifrin.
They quickly scored a Top 40 hit with 1970's 'Burning Bridges,' the theme to the Clint Eastwood film Kelly's Heroes. The Congregation's blend of group harmonies, AM pop, and inclusive social commentary seemed to fit the bill. Curb's tenure with the label included a controversial roster shake-up that favored family singing acts like the Osmonds and the Cowsills over bands like the Velvet Underground (who left for Atlantic) and what he had termed 'hard drug groups' (though factors like prior sales also played a role). The creation of songwriter/composer, producer, politician, and label exec Mike Curb, the Mike Curb Congregation was a harmony pop chorale who charted in the early '70s with songs like 'Burning Bridges' and 'Sweet Gingerbread Man.' Formed in 1969 around the time Curb became president of MGM Records, the Congregation consisted of over a dozen performers from a variety of musical backgrounds, including but not limited to rock, country, and gospel.
