The increased exposure spelled success for Dunbar and Shakespeare' careers as producers, musicians, and label heads, as Taxi released a number of important recordings, with Sly & Robbie as backing musicians. During this period, Sly released the solo LPs Simply Sly Man (1976) and Sly, Wicked and Slick (1977). The first official Sly & Robbie release came in 1981 with Sly and Robbie Present Taxi, which was followed the next year by Dunbar's final solo album to date, Sly-Go-Ville.