Título: Exile (American band)
Seção: 1970s - First chart success
Background: Exile, originally known as The Exiles, is an American band founded in Richmond, Kentucky, by J.P. Pennington. They started by playing local clubs which led to touring with Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars opening shows and providing backup for major rock artists of the period. Their name was shortened to Exile in 1973, consisting of guitarist Pennington, leader/lead singer Jimmy Stokley, Bernie Faulkner B3 sax acoustic guitar, Billy Luxon trumpet, keyboardist Buzz Cornelison, bassist Kenny Weir, and drummer Bobby Johns.

Conteúdo: The band changed musical styles throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s. They shortened their name to Exile in 1973 and released their eponymous debut album through Wooden Nickel Records that same year. Singles released from the album proved unsuccessful, and it would be a good five years before the band released a full-length follow-up album.  In 1977, the band released the single "Try it On" on Atco Records, and it became a minor hit. The following year, Mike Chapman, an Australian who had established himself as a record producer in the UK, came to the United States in search of an experienced group who wrote their own material. Chapman heard an Exile demo and went to their next concert. Chapman evidently enjoyed what he saw. He and Exile decided to collaborate and together they produced the Mixed Emotions album on Warner/Curb Records. The first single release from that album was Kiss You All Over. The single reached Billboard's Top 40 on 5 August 1978. It remained on the chart for seventeen weeks and was No. 1 for four weeks in September. It was a best-seller for six months.  Their follow up single, "You Thrill Me," also from the Mixed Emotions LP did not fare as well, although it did reach the Top 40 for one week on 3 February 1979. The band toured with Aerosmith, Heart, Dave Mason, Boston, Seals & Crofts and other hot pop acts of the late seventies throughout the United States, Europe and Africa.  All There Is, the group's second Warner Bros. Records album, recorded a 

user: What was the name of their first released single?

assistant: In 1977, the band released the single "Try it On" on Atco Records, and it became a minor hit.

user: What did the band do before they released "Try it on"?

assistant: The band changed musical styles throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s. They shortened their name to Exile in 1973

user: What was their name before they shortened it?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: Did they have an album after "try it on"?

assistant: He and Exile decided to collaborate and together they produced the Mixed Emotions album on Warner/Curb Records.

user: Was mixed emotions a success?

assistant: The first single release from that album was Kiss You All Over. The single reached Billboard's Top 40 on 5 August 1978.

user: Did it ever reach number one?

assistant: It remained on the chart for seventeen weeks and was No. 1 for four weeks in September. It was a best-seller for six months.

user: Did they have any other releases from that album?

assistant: Their follow up single, "You Thrill Me," also from the Mixed Emotions LP did not fare as well,

user: Did they have any  major changes during this time?

assistant: Numerous personnel changes took place in 1979.

user: Where there any major changes in 1979?

assistant: Stokley would leave the group that year,

user: Who was his replacement?

assistant: A young singer, Les Taylor, accepted an invitation to join the group and shared lead vocal duties with Pennington.