"It's All a Game", his second solo album, was released in 1974 on Warm & Genuineand featured "Turn the Page" which peaked at No.20 on the national singles charts in February 1975. "Lovin' Arms" was released in June 1975 as the lead single from his third studio album, "Hollywood Seven" The album produced three singles including "Hollywood Seven" which peaked at No.13 in May 1976. English performed a duet with fellow "Superstar" lead, Trevor White to release a single "Laid Back in Anger" but it had no singles chart success. His next album, "Minutes to Midnight" was released in 1977. English created the Jon English Band for touring with Steve Doran (keyboards), Danny Groves (drums), Eric Macitchka (guitar), Rick Mellick (keyboards), James Rattray (bass) and Mike Wade (guitar). His fifth studio album "Words are not Enough" from 1978 contained the title track which peaked at No.6 and "Night in Paradise" which peaked at No.44. English also performed in the stage musical "The Bacchoi" in 1974 for Nimrod Theatre Company; and in minor TV roles in police dramas "Matlock Police" in 1975, "Homicide" in 1976 and "Chopper Squad" in 1978. A recurring role in "Number 96" was as a cultish drug lord, "The Master", in 1976. English described these roles ""I was doing a lot of police shows in those days. I got to do them all. I was always a drug-crazed axe murdering hippy.""