After the failure of “Hey Ho” the band was at a crossroads, they would choose a road which would forever alter the course of Canadian Music. In December 1965 keyboardist Bob Ashley bailed and Burton Cummings was brought in as his replacement. Cummings already had a wild reputation and was local star in The Deverons from North Winnipeg. Cummings started singing very little in the beginning, but as the weeks went on the band wanted him to sing the harder edged songs. The band travelled to Minneapolis’ Kay Bank Studios to record their third album. With 9 of the 12 songs on the album written by the band, Randy Bachman’s writing was taking off. The vocals were split between Chad Allan’s pop sensibilities and Burton Cummings edge. Chad Allan bowed out in May of 1966 just one month after the album sessions. After his departure Bruce Decker, another former Deveron, briefly took Chad’s spot. By the fall of 1966 the band was down to Bachman, Cummings, Kale and Peterson. This longest lasting and most familiar lineup would accrue worldwide fame with a string of million sellers beginning in 1969 with “These Eyes.”