Corby's Sacking and The Third Album
On Monday, 28 August 1978, it was Corby who was asked to leave.
Corby describes the day:
"In the morning I received a phone call requesting my presence for a meeting at the Lookout Management offices that afternoon. I called back, spoke to a secretary, and explained that I did not think I would be able to attend the meeting because I was tied up with my wife and newborn son. My wife was in bed recovering from the birth, and I could not get a nurse until the evening. So I said that I would accept the decision made by the majority of the other three band members."
Despite Corby's departure, the remaining three members completed the third album, Head First (released in December 1978). Early in 1979, "Every Time I Think of You," (another Jack Conrad/Ray Kennedy composition) reached the Top 20 in the United States (peaking at #13) and Top 10 in Australia.
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