Conversation so far:
What was Bless You?
In 1971, the group scored an international hit with "Bless You" (produced by the Jackson 5's producers The Corporation).
What did the hit do for their career?
The song peaked at number fifty-three on the American pop singles chart (the biggest peak of Vandellas' seventies singles), and number twenty-nine on the R&B singles chart.
What else is important about this time frame?
Reeves, out of the group temporarily due to illness, recovered and returned; Ashford was replaced by another former member of the Velvelettes, Sandra Tilley.
Why was Ashford replaced?
they could not reignite the fire that had made their records successful in the 1960s.
Among their late 1960s hits was "I Can't Dance to That Music You're Playing".
What happened to them next?
Reeves reportedly hated singing the song sensing it "close to home".
In 1970, the group issued Motown's first protest single.
How did others take the protest single?
the controversial anti-war song, "I Should Be Proud", which peaked at a modest forty-five on the R&B singles chart.
What awards did they win if any?
After two successive Top 40 R&B singles, the ballad "In and Out of My Life" (#22 US R&B) and the Marvin Gaye cover, "Tear It On Down" (#37 US R&B).
What albums or singles did have after this?
The next year, Reeves announced plans of starting a solo career.
At the same time, Motown Records moved its operations to Los Angeles.

Question: What kind of solo career did Reeves have?
Self-contained rewrite: What kind of solo career did Reeves have after Martha and the Vandellas?