[4] Eddie Thomas left Curtom to form his own label, "Lakeside", which he named after the south-side of Chicago.
At Mavericks Flats, another of the big-time venues of the day, by now they added another vocalist (Otis Stokes) to replace Ricky Abernathy, and a new percussionist (Fred Lewis).
About this time, the group debuted on Soul Train, performing a Beloyd Taylor and Peter Cor composition "Shine On", which helped pave the way for future success.
Lakeside chose Solar Records, owned by Dick Griffey, with stablemates The Whispers, Shalamar, Midnight Star, Klymaxx, and Carrie Lucas.
[3] With this album, the band began to find major success on the R&B charts when the single "It's All the Way Live" reached number 4.
The band dressed in a range of costumes on their album covers, including pirates, 1920s police officers, cowboys, Arabian knights, and even Robin Hood.
Fantastic Voyage was certified Gold and remains the group's greatest achievement, and it eventually went Platinum.
[6][7][8] The Rose Music Center in Huber Heights held a benefit concert on September 18, 2019 that raised more than $109,000 to help survivors of the Memorial Day tornado.