Both albums had sold poorly in Britain, but charted in the United States at No. 159 and Number No. 194 for the follow-up, whose lead track "Use Your Imagination" reached No. 81 in the US "Billboard" and R&B chart in mid-1976. In January 1977 an indefinite hiatus was announced, with band musicians going separate ways. The last studio album, released in 1982 after an extended sabbatical, contained a minor hit single in "A Little Bit Further Away", which peaked at Number 45 in the UK Singles Chart. Kokomo continued to perform with a fluid line up, until Spenner died in August 1991. In May 2008, Kokomo was reformed with Mel Collins, Tony O'Malley, Neil Hubbard, Mark Smith, Adam Phillips, Andy Hamilton, Paddy McHugh, Dyan Birch, Frank Collins, Bernie Holland and Glenn Le Fleur. In 2009, bass player Mark Smith died at his Battersea, London home. In August 2014, Sue Martin from Rootsaroundtheworld.com promoted a Kokomo revival tour which was received well at clubs in London. The personnel for these shows included Tony O'Malley (keyboard & vocals), Frank Collins (vocals), Dyan Birch (vocals first show only), Paddie McHugh (vocals), Helena-May Harrison also known as Miss May (vocals), Neil Hubbard (guitar), Jim Mullen (guitar), Jennifer Maidman (bass), Nigel Hitchcock (saxophone), Frank Tontoh (drums), Glenn LeFleur (percussion). Further shows followed in 2014. Further shows in 2015/2016 featured seven of the original members (Tony O'Malley (keyboard & vocals), Frank Collins (vocals), Paddie McHugh (vocals), Neil Hubbard (guitar), Jim Mullen (guitar), Mel Collins (saxophone), Jody Linscott (percussion)) plus Jennifer Maidman (bass), Helena-May Harrison (vocals) and Frank Tontoh (drums). Kokomo appearing at the Royal Festival Hall, London on 21 November 2015 with the Average White Band as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival.