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When recording their cover version of the Kyu Sakamoto song "Sukiyaki", from their third album, "Twice as Sweet" (1980), they resisted suggestions to turn it into a dance tune. As a ballad it brought them their second and final major hit of their careers in 1981, when it reached #1 on the "Billboard" R&amp;B and Adult Contemporary charts and #3 on the Hot 100.