The lineup originally consisted of founder, vocalist, and main songwriter Charlie Pennachio, bassist and guitar player Wyatt Pauley, percussion player Joey Restivo, drummer Gerald Rappaport, guitarist Phil Conneilly, and backup vocalist/keyboardist Ricki Archer. In 1989, the band had a hit with the gold single, "Sending All My Love," which was self-released on Futura Records by Pennachio and producer Tolga Katas. After the regional success of the single, founder Charlie Pennachio added the remaining band members Pauley, Restivo, Rappaport, Conneilly and Archer.
The initial lineup of the band included Charlie Pennachio as founder, vocalist, and main songwriter, alongside Wyatt Pauley on bass and guitar, Joey Restivo on percussion, Gerald Rappaport on drums, Phil Conneilly on guitar, and Ricki Archer as backup vocalist/keyboardist.  In 1989, the band achieved a hit with "Sending All My Love," which was self-released by Pennachio and producer Tolga Katas. Following this success, Pennachio added the remaining members to complete the lineup.