In fact the turmoil inherent in the album's convoluted recording history threatened to shut down the band: veteran guitarist Howard Froese was replaced by Brian MacLeod after the first attempt at Chilliwack's seventh album was rejected - although Froese would receive "special thanks" on the released Lights from the Valley album, citing background vocals and acoustic guitar - , and by the time of the release of Lights from the Valley Glenn Miller (bass) and Ross Turney (drums) - who had worked alongside Chilliwack's lead vocalist/ guitarist Bill Henderson since the Chilliwack forerunner the Collectors - had left the group  necessitating the recruitment of new members Skip Layton (drums) and Ab Bryant (bass) to perform with Henderson, Bowers and MacLeod in Chilliwack's live gigs, and only Henderson, MacLeod and Bryant would remain with Chilliwack for the group's eighth album: the 1979 release Breakdown in Paradise.
The tumultuous recording history of the album threatened to dissolve the band: veteran guitarist Howard Froese was replaced by Brian MacLeod after the first attempt at Chilliwack's seventh album was rejected - although Froese would receive recognition on the released "Lights from the Valley" album for his background vocals and acoustic guitar work. By the time of the release of "Lights from the Valley," Glenn Miller (bass) and Ross Turney (drums) had left the group, forcing the recruitment of new members Skip Layton (drums) and Ab Bryant (bass). Only Bill Henderson, Brian MacLeod, and Ab Bryant remained with Chilliwack for their eighth album, the 1979 release "Breakdown in Paradise."