In 1982, Verity left to pursue a solo career and Terry Slesser joined the group as the new lead singer, while Thomas, still a member of the band, began concentrating more on the instrumentation. In 1983, the group had its most successful hit single, "It's Inevitable", which peaked just inside the US Top 40 at #38. The MTV music video showed a rousing pie fight. On the American Top 40 countdown show from 20 August 1983, Casey Kasem informed listeners about a "slight discrepancy" on the previous show from 13 August. There "Pieces of Ice" by Diana Ross had been played as the song at #38 on the countdown but actually was at #45. The real #38 song would have been "It's inevitable" by Charlie. The accompanying album, "Charlie", was a flop, however, and the band folded.