By February 1979, the group's debut album No Escape was released on Elektra, supported by the single "Elena". Among the musicians that appeared on the album were William "Smitty" Smith, formerly of the group Motherlode and Vanetta Fields.
Also in April that year with a line up that had been together for two months, the band appeared at the Golden Bear in Huntington Beach, playing a 51-minute set. Billboard reviewer Eliot Tiegel commented on the intensity of the band with the bass, 2 guitars and drums drowning out the other instruments, with a suggesting that this promising band should respect the beauty of its instruments rather than concentrate on the wattage output. In May 1979, Billboard had recommended "She's So High" as a top single pick. Towards the end of May their record label was wrapping up a promo for the band's album No Escape. The marketing ploy had given out ten thousand tie clips in the form of handcuffs. There were also requests for the items from the nontraditional outlets, usually retail stores and radio. These were restaurants and night clubs. There was also an agenda to promote "Never Again" as a single.
The band was managed by Lewis Kaplan who also managed Carole King's daughter Louise Goffin.
- Marc Tanner - vocals
- Linda Stanley - vocals
- Steve Mann - flute, saxophone
- Stephen Lyle - keyboards
- Michael Stevens - lead guitar
- Irvin Kramer - guitar
- Ronny Edwards - bass
- Joe Romersa - drums
- Manufactured By – Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
- Pressed By – PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Elektra Records
- Copyright (c) – Elektra Records
- Published By – Otherwise Publishing
- Published By – Likewise Music Publishing
- Published By – WB Music Corp.
- Published By – Sea-Owl Music Publishing
- Co-producer – Glen Spreen
- Producer – Nat Jeffrey
- Written-By – Jeff Monday (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B4), Marc Tanner (tracks: A1 to B4), Nat Jeffrey (tracks: A1 to B4), Sal Marquez (tracks: B5)
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