Conversation so far:
when was the fiirst break up?
Ashcroft broke up the band three months later, just before the release of the third single "History".
was history a success?
reached No.
24 in September.
what other album was released?
second album, 1995's A Northern Soul.

Question: was it a success?
Self-contained rewrite: Was "A Northern Soul" by The Verve a success?