One of the hottest R&B collectives of the 80s, The S.O.S. Band exploded on to the music scene in 1980 with their first hit single, Take Your Time (Do it Right), written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, selling over 2 million copies. Their debut LP, SOS, went gold, selling over 800,000 copies and holding the number two R&B spot for three weeks. The band went on to produce a number of hits including Just Be Good to Me, Tell Me if You Still Care, and The Finest, along with several gold albums in the R&B charts.