Claim: The Natural Four was signed by ABC Records after their first release, "I Thought You Were Mine" rose to number one on the charts and sold 30,000 copies; their subsequent releases did not repeat the success of their initial recording.
Evidence: Their first release, "I Thought You Were Mine" sold 30,000 copies locally, after being regularly played on San Francisco soul/R&B radio station KSOL and on Oakland's KDIA where it rose to #7 on the chart.