ɪn ðɛɹ ɪnˈɪʃəl nˈaɪn jˈɪɹz təɡˌɛðɚ ðeɪ ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd fˈoːɹ mˈɑːdɚɹətli səksˈɛsfəl ˈælbəmz, θɹˈiː ʌvwˈɪtʃ wɜː ɹᵻlˈiːst ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, ænd hæd sˈɪks tʃˈɑːɹt hˈɪts ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd kˈɪŋdəm.
In their initial nine years together they recorded four moderately successful albums, three of which were released in the United States, and had six chart hits in the United Kingdom.