Soul - disco quartet
Hailed from Pasadena, California. Discovered by Berry Gordy's sister Gwen Gordy Fuqua and were signed to Motown's Gordy subsidiary in 1977. Active between 1977 - 1983. Fashioned after Martha Reeves & The Vandellas and Supremes. They took their name from the 1976 Supremes album "High Energy" with the 'e' in energy changed to an 'i'). They quickly found success with the R&B/pop hit, "You Can't Turn Me Off (In the Middle of Turning Me On)" (US R&B #2, Pop #12). The group recorded eight albums and scored a total of nine R&B hits before disbanding for solo careers in 1984.
Hailed from Pasadena, California. Discovered by Berry Gordy's sister Gwen Gordy Fuqua and were signed to Motown's Gordy subsidiary in 1977. Active between 1977 - 1983. Fashioned after Martha Reeves & The Vandellas and Supremes. They took their name from the 1976 Supremes album "High Energy" with the 'e' in energy changed to an 'i'). They quickly found success with the R&B/pop hit, "You Can't Turn Me Off (In the Middle of Turning Me On)" (US R&B #2, Pop #12). The group recorded eight albums and scored a total of nine R&B hits before disbanding for solo careers in 1984.
