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. It consisted of Walt Aldridge (lead vocals, guitar), Gary Baker (bass guitar), Barry Billings (guitar), Chalmers Davis (keyboards), and Michael Dillon (

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'' country charts between 1986 and 1989. The quintet's first four singles were to have been included on an album titled ''Going Against the Wind''. 1989's ''Solid as a Rock'' included their highest-charting single, the number 13 "Borderline". After disbanding, Aldridge worked as a songwriter and record producer, while Baker joined songwriting partner Frank J. Myers to write John Michael Montgomery's 1994 hit single "I Swear", which was later covered by All-4-One as well. Baker and Myers also recorded one album as the duo Baker & Myers.

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