Following a few more releases, Bradley hit with another Mayfield song, Mama Didn't Lie b/w Lovers Like Me, which was picked up for national distribution by Chess Records. The song went to number eight R&B, number 14 pop in early 1963. Not long afterwards, Mayfield and Chess got into a dispute over song publishing rights. When the dust settled, Mayfield was no longer involved with Bradley's records. Faced with a dearth of material, Bradley began writing songs. Bradley didn't chart nationally until one of her songs, I'm Over You, arranged by Riley Hampton and produced by Billy Davis -- not to be confused with the Fifth Dimension member -- made it to number 24 R&B in early 1965. Other Chess singles followed: Just a Summer Memory (co-written by Bradley and Talty, produced by Leonard Caston and Davis) b/w He'll Wait on Me, It's Just Your Way, and These Tears b/w Baby What Can I Do. After the Chess deal expired, Bradley and Talty recorded for other labels throughout the '60s -- Adanti, Doylen, Spectra Sound (Love Is the Answer b/w Back in Circulation) and Night Owl -- without chart success. Another Bradley single was The Things a Woman Needs. At the start of the '70s, Bradley retired from the music business, got married, started a family, earned an MA degree, and started doing social work. A favorite of devotees of the U.K. Northern soul scene, Mama Didn't Lie is included on the Uni/Chess compilations Chess Rhythm Roll (released in 1994) and Chess Soul: A Decade of Chicago's Finest (released in 1997), and on the soundtrack of the 1988 John Waters/Divine movie #Hairspray, from MCA Special Products. Collectables issued a 45 with Mama Don't Lie b/w Fontella Bass' Rescue Me. ~ Ed Hogan, Rovi