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Singer/songwriter Ed Townsend wrote and produced the Impressions' number one R&B hit "Finally Got Myself Together (I'm a Changed Man)." In the mid-'70s, he co-wrote with Marvin Gaye the singer's classic number one R&B/pop hit "Let's Get It On." Townsend also had his own R&B/pop hit single, "For Your Love" in 1958. Born April 16, 1929, in Fayetteville, TN, Townsend was very active in his minister father's church. He was an education major at Wilberforce University and graduated from Arkansas State College. He taught briefly before joining the Marine Corps and spending two years in Korea. When he returned to the U.S., he got a job hosting a TV show in Los Angeles. His songs were recorded by Nat "King" Cole, Etta James, and others, publishing them through his music-publishing firm. He also had his own record label. While playing a song demo for Joe Zerga of Capitol Records, the record exec suggested that Townsend record the song himself. "For Your Love" b/w "Over and Over Again" went ...