The Vibrations were a smooth harmonizing R&B group in the tradition of the Temptations, the Stylistics, and the Delfonics; in the 1960s they scored a few regional chart hits on the West Coast (one of which, "Peanut Butter," was released under the group name the Marathons), but never landed the national hit they sought. The group cut an album in 1972 on the strength of the single "Wind Up Toy," and the set was reissued in 2002 with a shuffled track lineup as 'Taking a New Step' documents a group with fine chops and a good store of imagination to go along with them.