[2] Their well-known songs include "Happy Feelings," "While I'm Alone," "Golden Time of Day," “Southern Girl,” "The Look in Your Eyes," "Joy and Pain," "Before I Let Go," "We Are One," "Back in Stride," "Can't Get Over You" and "The Morning After.

With a few personnel changes, a move from Philadelphia to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1971, and an introduction to Marvin Gaye, the band became an immediate success.

[4] Hit singles from that album include "Happy Feelin's", "While I'm Alone", and "Lady of Magic", giving them their first gold record and earning Maze a devoted following.

By that time, the band had a reputation in America and enjoyed a following in the United Kingdom with promotional support from the British DJ Robbie Vincent.

[6] The band released their next album, Can't Stop the Love in March 1985,[4] which featured the group's first number one R&B hit "Back In Stride."

On September 2, 2011, their percussionist and background singer, McKinley "Bug" Williams, died suddenly of an apparent heart attack.

[10] Frankie Beverly hung up his microphone in July 2023 with his final two concerts being held fittingly in his Hometown of Philadelphia at the Dell Music Center.