 In 1983, the group signed with the late Jimmy Bee, a San Francisco based manager, and got a recording contract with MCA Records.Their first release on the label, "Crushed" (which featured Stevie Wonder on harmonica) returned them to the charts, reaching #30 R&B, in 1984 and two years later, "Stay" climbed to #12.Their cover version of the Marvin Gaye song, "Distant Lover" also proved popular.