Ivers embarked on a solo career in 1969 with the Epic release of his debut, "Knight of the Blue Communion", featuring lyrics written by Tim Mayer and sung by Sri Lankan jazz diva Yolande Bavan). In 1971 he replaced Yolande with Asha Puthli on "Take It Out On Me", his second album for Epic. The single from this second album, a cover of the Marvin Gaye number, "Ain't That Peculiar", backed by Ivers' original, "Clarence O' Day", was released and briefly entered the Top 100 Singles Billboard charts but the album was shelved by Epic (only finally seeing the light of day in 2009).