Moten was born in
Los Angeles, California on March 17, 1957. Turner's ex-husband,
Ike Turner, instructed Moten on recording and engineering at his
Bolic Sound recording studio in
Inglewood. He collaborated with Womack on many other projects, including the albums
The Poet and
The Poet II, and another with
Sam Cooke's daughter,
Linda Womack. Moten co-wrote Bobby Womack's "
If You Think You're Lonely Now." Years later, he would be credited as a co-writer of
Mariah Carey's "
We Belong Together", when Carey would reuse portions of "If You Think You're Lonely Now" in "We Belong Together", which would win a
Grammy Award in 2006 for R&B Song. Moten wrote "Love Has Finally Come At Last" for Bobby Womack and
Patti LaBelle. Moten produced
Johnnie Taylor's ''Just Ain't Good Enough'' on Beverly Glen Records in 1982 (featuring "What About My Love"). The following year, he produced
Anita Baker's debut album,
The Songstress, and wrote most of the album's tracks. In 1987, he wrote several songs for
Rosie Gaines' album
No Sweeter Love (featuring the track "Crazy"), that was subsequently shelved at the time, later to be resurrected by the Expansion label in the UK in 2000. Moten penned nearly 60 registered compositions. He toured with a jazz showcase featuring
Joe Sample,
Lalah Hathaway, and
Gerald Albright. He also toured with
Frankie Beverly and Maze, and additionally wrote tunes for
Mica Paris,
Tone Lōc and
Sarah Vaughan. He continued the liaison with Anita Baker, co-writing "Rhythm of Love" on her 1994 album
Rhythm of Love. Moten resided in
Los Angeles, California. He was a
Prince Hall Freemason. == Death ==