in 1982, they added their 18-year-old brother james to the lineup and worked on their second album, "all this love", produced by el and iris gordy. the album launched them into r&b stardom with the records "i like it" and "all this love". both songs also became crossover pop hits with "all this love" later going to number one on billboard's adult contemporary chart. in 1983, the group made an impression after appearing on "motown 25", where they performed alongside high inergy. later in 1983, the group issued their third album, "in a special way", which spawned two further hit singles, "time will reveal" and "love me in a special way". like "all this love" before it, the album reached gold status in the united states.