The outlaws - Outlaws MC (Motorcycle Club)

But without a hit single the album fared slightly less well than its predecessor, although it still made it into the Top 40.

As part of the Gernhard record deal, bassist Ronny Elliott was brought in around this time, forcing Guidry out.

With the 1973 addition of guitarist , the lineup was complete, and after a year of intense touring the band became the first act signed to Arista under ; ' self-titled 1975 album spotlighted their -influenced harmonies and -like guitar attack, yielding the Top 40 hit "There Goes Another Love Song.

This essentially sidelined the Outlaws for a decade, as Thomasson's voice and guitar style were just too integral a part of the Outlaws' sound for the other members to work without it successfully.