Debiutowali jako Sounds Of Santa Monica w klubie Lamar's Regal Room w Atlancie, gdzie odkrył ich właściciel, Milton Lamar, pełniący później funkcję menedżera. Po podpisaniu kontraktu z niezależną wytwórnią Tabu do zespołu dołączyli Willie "Sonny" Killebrew (saksofon, flet), John Simpson III (bas, instrumenty klawiszowe) i Bruno Speight (gitara). Grupa zmieniła nazwę na S.O.S. i w 1980 weszła na listy rhythm'n'bluesowe i popowe przebojem "Take Yocr Time (Do It Right) Part 1".
W późniejszych latach muzyka zespołu grawitowała w kierunku popu coraz rzadziej nawiązującego do funkowych korzeni. Mimo to single ("Just Be Good To Me", "Tell Me If You Still Care", "Just The Way You Like It", "The Finest") były bestsellerami, podobnie jak pięć albumów S.O.S. Skład grupy zmieniał się często, a w 1987 Mary Davis postanowiła poświęcić się karierze solowej. Zespół nagrywał dla Tabu i występował jeszcze z końcem lat 80-tych.
Single | ||||||
Tytuł | Wykonawca | Data wydania | UK | US | Wytwórnia [US] |
Komentarz |
Take Your Time (Do It Right) Part 1 / Take Your Time (Do It Right) Part 2 | S.O.S. Band | 05.1980 | 51[4] | 3[21] | Tabu 5522 | [platinum-US][1[5][24].R&B; Chart][written by Harold Clayton/Umunto Sigidi][produced by Sigidi] |
S.O.S. (Dit Dit Dit Dash Dash Dash Dit Dit Dit)/Open Letter | S.O.S. Band | 09.1980 | - | - | Tabu 5526 | [written by S.O.S. Band, Sigidi][produced by Sigidi][20[13].R&B Chart] |
What's Wrong With Our Love Affair?/Open Letter | S.O.S. Band | 01.1981 | - | - | Tabu 5527 | [written by J. Bryant][produced by Sigidi][87[4].R&B Chart] |
Do It Now (Part 1)/Do It Now (Part 2) | S.O.S. Band | 07.1981 | - | - | Tabu 02125 | [written by Mbaji, Rhonghea, Sigidi][produced by Sigidi][15[16].R&B Chart] |
You/There Is No Limit | S.O.S. Band | 11.1981 | - | - | Tabu 02569 | [written by A. Simpson, J. Simpson, B. Speight, Sigidi][produced by Sigidi][64[7].R&B Chart] |
High Hopes/Good & Plenty | S.O.S. Band | 10.1982 | - | - | Tabu 03248 | [written by J. Harris, T. Lewis][produced by Ricky Sylvers, Gene Dozier][25[17].R&B Chart] |
Have It Your Way/Your Love (It's The One For Me) | S.O.S. Band | 02.1983 | - | - | Tabu 03527 | [written by J. Simpson][produced by Ricky Sylvers, Gene Dozier][57[6].R&B Chart] |
Groovin' (That's What We're Doin') | S.O.S. Band | 02.1983 | 72[4] | - | Tabu TBUA 13.3120 [UK] | [produced by Gene Dozier , Ricky Sylvers] |
Just Be Good to Me | S.O.S. Band | 08.1983 | 13[12] | 55[14] | Tabu 03955 | [written by James Harris III,Terry Lewis][produced by Terry Lewis;Jimmy Jam][2[22].R&B Chart] |
Tell Me If You Still Care/If you want my love | S.O.S. Band | 11.1983 | 81[3] | 65[11] | Tabu 04160 | [written by James Harris III,Terry Lewis][produced by Terry Lewis,Jimmy Jam][5[18].R&B Chart] |
For Your Love/On The Rise | S.O.S. Band | 02.1984 | - | - | Tabu 04348 | [written by James Harris III,Terry Lewis][produced by James Harris III,Terry Lewis][34[11].R&B Chart] |
Just the Way You Like It/Body break | S.O.S. Band | 08.1984 | 32[7] | 64[10] | Tabu 04523 | [written by James Harris III,Terry Lewis][produced by Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis][6[17].R&B Chart] |
Weekend Girl/For Your Love | S.O.S. Band | 10.1984 | 51[5] | - | Tabu A 4785 [UK] | [written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis][produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis][40[12].R&B Chart] |
No One's Gonna Love You/I Don't Want Nobody Else | S.O.S. Band | 11.1984 | - | 102[9] | Tabu 04665 | [written by James Harris III,Terry Lewis][produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis][15[14].R&B Chart] |
The Finest/I Don't Want Nobody Else | S.O.S. Band | 05.1986 | 17[10] | 44[13] | Tabu 05848 | [written by James Harris III,Terry Lewis][produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis][2[20].R&B Chart] |
Borrowed Love/Weekend Girl | S.O.S. Band | 07.1986 | 50[5] | - | Tabu 05920 | [written by James Harris III,Terry Lewis][produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis][14[13].R&B Chart] |
Even When You Sleep/No One's Gonna Love You | S.O.S. Band | 10.1986 | - | - | Tabu 06333 | [written by James Harris III,Terry Lewis][produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis][34[10].R&B Chart] |
No Lies | S.O.S. Band | 05.1987 | 64[7] | - | Tabu 06030 | [written by James Harris III,Terry Lewis][produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis][43[10].R&B Chart] |
I'm Still Missing Your Love | S.O.S. Band | 09.1989 | - | - | Tabu 69054 | [written by C. Williams, K. L. Patterson][produced by Curtis Williams][7[14].R&B Chart] |
Secret Wish/Crossfire (Part I & II) | S.O.S. Band | 01.1990 | - | - | Tabu 73089 | [written by J. Fluitsma, E.V. Tinjn, R. Baars][produced by Curtis Williams][38[10].R&B Chart] |
Sometimes I Wonder | S.O.S. Band | 08.1991 | - | - | Tabu/A&M 0003 | [12[15].R&B Chart] |
Albumy | ||||||
Tytuł | Wykonawca | Data wydania | UK | US | Wytwórnia [US] |
Komentarz |
S.O.S. | S.O.S. Band | 06.1980 | - | 12[20] | Tabu 36 332 | [gold-US][produced by Sigidi] |
Too (S.O.S. 2) | S.O.S. Band | 08.1981 | - | 117[6] | Tabu 37 449 | [produced by Sigidi] |
S.O.S. Band III | S.O.S. Band | 12.1982 | - | 172[8] | Tabu 38 352 | [produced by Ricky Sylvers, Gene Dozier] |
On the Rise | S.O.S. Band | 08.1983 | - | 47[29] | Tabu 38 697 | [gold-US][produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Gene Dozier, The S.O.S. Band] |
Just the Way You Like It | S.O.S. Band | 09.1984 | 29[10] | 60[27] | Tabu 39 332 | [produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis,The S.O.S. Band] |
Sands of Time | S.O.S. Band | 05.1986 | 15[9] | 44[20] | Tabu 40 279 | [gold-US][produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, The S.O.S. Band] |
Diamonds in the Raw | S.O.S. Band | 11.1989 | - | 194[2] | Tabu 44 147 | [produced by Curtis Williams, Eban Kelly and Jimi Rudolph , Jason Bryant,Sigidi] |
The Best of S.O.S. Band | S.O.S. Band | 11.1995 | - | 185[1] | Tabu 0594 | - |
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