Conversation so far:
What was she up to in the mid 1970s?
Starting in 1977, Miami Sound Machine began recording and releasing various albums and 45s on the Audiofon Records label in Miami.
Were they successful then?
several more releases.
What was their biggest hit?
Words Get in the Way" reached No.
1 on the US Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks.
Did they go on tour?
CANNOTANSWER.

Question: What else happened during this period?
Self-contained rewrite: What else happened during in mid 1970's besides the release of Words Get in the Way?