Vocalist Chuck Strong was born in Selma, Alabama, in 1962. He began his performing career as a member of the Oasis Band, a local ensemble managed by Ace Anderson. Later, Strong was the lead singer for Bobby Moore and the Rhythm Aces, and he eventually became an opening act for artists such as Johnnie Taylor and Tyrone Davis. His first single, You Beat Me at My Game Like a Lady, was issued by Venture Records in 1979, and his debut album, Love Don’t Change Overnight, followed on Team Records in 1986.

After several more releases on various imprints, Strong signed with Waldoxy Records, and 3-N-A-Bed appeared on the label in 2002. Strong served as executive producer, penned three of the ten songs and co-wrote I Was Checking Out She’s Checking In with Richard Cason. Cason also contributed production and composed the title track, the strutting Southern Girl and the ballad You’re All the Woman I Need. Covers of the Homer Banks / Carl Hampton / Raymond Jackson classic If Loving You Is Wrong and William Bell’s I Forgot to Be Your Lover allow Strong’s sweet tenor to shine.