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The group was disbanded in 1977 after the release of Passion and Dance The Night Away failed to match the success on Touch and Go.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir single, \"One Beautiful Day\", written by Melvin and Mervin Steals, was a Top 40 hit in 1973.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir single, \"Good Things Don't Last Forever\", charted at #93 of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974 while reaching #24 in the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart..\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLater in 1974, their single, \"Ask Me\" spent two weeks at number two on the American dance charts. The song also hit number nineteen on the soul charts and number fifty-two on the Hot 100.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir single, \"Touch and Go\", was the group's first release to feature lead singer, Barbara Roy. It peaking at number four on the Billboard Dance chart,, crossing over to both the soul and pop charts. \"Touch and Go\" peaked at number seventy-one on the soul singles chart and number ninety-eight on the Hot 100.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Ecstasy+Passion+Pain","playStationPath":"/stations/114128546/play","stationId":114128546,"bioPath":"/music/Ecstasy+Passion+Pain/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Hudson+People","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fd9/fd9f99185e79697b9d13ddc589de264a_md.jpg","artistName":"Hudson People","artistId":4658,"station_id":247478183},{"musicPath":"/music/Vernon+Burch","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/dd2/dd212f90bf05725231fed6fc7dd698ee_md.jpg","artistName":"Vernon Burch","artistId":92062,"station_id":273684142},{"musicPath":"/music/Bobby+Thurston","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c38/c38c905920fd3e50ce4663e1e9b3179d_md.jpg","artistName":"Bobby Thurston","artistId":112517,"station_id":282360176},{"musicPath":"/music/Bill+Brandon","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a2f/a2ffb86fbf55a228e5b96a9211e85761_md.jpg","artistName":"Bill Brandon","artistId":4560,"station_id":120390817},{"musicPath":"/music/Leon+Huff","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/323/323552e7077bfe5dba2e23b7136c1af0_md.jpg","artistName":"Leon Huff","artistId":13352,"station_id":113605662},{"musicPath":"/music/Fonda+Rae","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/bfa/bfa099b0dec8dad36560c73f310249b5_md.jpg","artistName":"Fonda Rae","artistId":7246,"station_id":113605408},{"musicPath":"/music/Brief+Encounter","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/45e/45e72979e9990bd5822c100619be9894_md.jpg","artistName":"Brief Encounter","artistId":4906,"station_id":115678666},{"musicPath":"/music/Clyde+Alexander","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/9e2/9e2330f33d239f4cd00f4b571e77aab8_md.jpg","artistName":"Clyde Alexander","artistId":7135,"station_id":115495383},{"musicPath":"/music/Ronnie+Dyson","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/688/688c12daafa0ab0a7e4a9cbdc6009a97_md.jpg","artistName":"Ronnie Dyson","artistId":118694,"station_id":283254061},{"musicPath":"/music/Genie+Brown","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/959/95940a2f2e101110dc04f9a861c60244_md.jpg","artistName":"Genie Brown","artistId":127378,"station_id":284746752},{"musicPath":"/music/Karen+Young","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/431/431bb093efad9354f715da9fa71a6765_md.jpg","artistName":"Karen Young","artistId":72998,"station_id":265435955},{"musicPath":"/music/Norma+Jean+Wright","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a37/a3719d6afecd0734f209007ac08286ed_md.jpg","artistName":"Norma Jean Wright","artistId":9192,"station_id":121542584},{"musicPath":"/music/Larry+Levan","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/42b/42bf6fbe372714d8c62d2976c0867e61_md.jpg","artistName":"Larry Levan","artistId":11888,"station_id":113449699},{"musicPath":"/music/Carol+Williams","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f75/f75c7ad197dacc1d3c5deae12707f1cd_md.jpg","artistName":"Carol Williams","artistId":73131,"station_id":265718404},{"musicPath":"/music/Frantique","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ad4/ad48f896f7af770a72da13554cb489e9_md.jpg","artistName":"Frantique","artistId":3558,"station_id":118483829},{"musicPath":"/music/Ingram","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/806/806056cd5872a03d05ce72c5b5b3f9f9_md.jpg","artistName":"Ingram","artistId":121780,"station_id":283860698},{"musicPath":"/music/Rafael+Cameron","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/56d/56d69cdcefb45517ab0190af689f1989_md.jpg","artistName":"Rafael Cameron","artistId":124143,"station_id":324251392},{"musicPath":"/music/Tjm","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/29d/29d4883b2fb76ec948b04194490ade25_md.jpg","artistName":"Tjm","artistId":112228,"station_id":333257121}]}