sentences:  The band's first album as a trio after the departure of original member Dawn Robinson, it received mixed reviews from critics, but while it became a success it failed to live up to full commercial expectation.In preparation for their next album, remaining members Terry Ellis, Cindy Herron, and Maxine Jones reteamed with their founders, duo Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy to work on new songs.With the intention of recording "off-guard" material, the producers took famous classical music from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Sergei Rachmaninoff, mixing them with contemporary R&B and pop elements.