The Fantastic Four remained active and released Working on a Building of Love in 1990 for the UK's Motorcity label. The song did become their only entry in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 62 in February 1979. (Bring Your Own Funk)" in 1979, although they did not have much success with it. There they enjoyed renewed appeal during the disco era, with some singles that were moderately successful, among them "Alvin Stone (The Birth & Death of a Gangster)" and "I Got to Have Your Love." Motown guitarist Dennis Coffey produced "B.Y.O.F. Several years later Armen Boladian persuaded them to sign with his Westbound label.
They continued to record for Motown, releasing several singles under its Soul subsidiary label, until 1970, when they went into semi-retirement. Their songs were regularly played on Detroit/Windsor's 50,000 watt powerhouse station, CKLW (The Big 8). Before the Motown takeover, The Fantastic Four were the Ric-Tic label's biggest-selling act, outselling Edwin Starr in the US. Motown eventually purchased Ric-Tic, and they had another Top 20 R&B hit with "I Love You Madly," which came out in 1968 and was also issued on Soul. The next release, "You Gave Me Something (And Everything's Alright)," reached number 12 that same year.
Their first single on Ric-Tic, " The Whole World Is a Stage," was their only big hit single, peaking at number 6 on the US Billboard R&B chart in 1967.
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