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In 1977 they recorded an album for the label,
ABC Records. This time things were really
turning up for the nine piece band with a
move to SOLAR Records. They dropped the
"Express" from their name, and began to make
the R&B charts, starting with "It's All the
Way Live" (#4 R&B). Bassist Marvin Craig,
drummer Fred Alexander, percussionist Fred
Lewis, guitarist Steve Shockley, and four
male vocalists including Mark Wood's sound
stemmed from years of playing together. The
band dressed in costumes on their album
covers, including pirates, 1920's police
officers, cowboys, Arabian knights, and even
Robin Hood.
Lakeside's biggest hit came in 1980 with
"Fantastic Voyage" which topped the R&B
charts, and also made the pop charts, the
first and last time for the band, peaking at
number 55. They followed the song up with a
remake of the Beatles' song, "I Want to Hold
Your Hand," which made the R&B Top Ten again.
More hits on the R&B charts kept the group
going until their split in the late '80s.
Coolio took a rap version of "Fantastic
Voyage" to number three on the pop charts in
1994.
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