Siegel was so impressed that he asked for three more tunes, and Jerry returned the next day with them. They went into the studio in 1977 and came out three months later, in November, with Doucette's first album, 'Mama Let Him Play', which quickly went platinum in Canada. The reaction was swift and strong, and a female backup singer was added for the Canadian tour in 1978. Another trip to the US saw him cross the continent twice, including nine days with the Doobie Brothers in April, but continued touring there and in Canada with acts such as the Beach Boys and the Atlanta Rhythm Section failed to boost sales of the second album to the loft heights of the first. Doucette attempted to gain back some of the momentum with the Rio Records release 'Coming Up Roses', but the industry, having become new wave and keyboard dependent had little time for the guitar great.
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