Between June and August 1969, the Byrds worked with Melcher to complete the "Ballad of Easy Rider" album. Musically, the album represented a consolidation and streamlining the band's country rock sound, and mostly consisted of cover versions and traditional material, along with three self-penned originals. The first single to be released from the album was the title track, issued in October 1969 in America and reaching number 65 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. Composed primarily by McGuinn, with some input from Bob Dylan (although not credited), "Ballad of Easy Rider" was written as the theme tune for the 1969 counterculture film "Easy Rider". However, the Byrds' recording of the song does not appear in the film and an acoustic version credited to McGuinn alone was used instead. The Byrds' song "Wasn't Born to Follow" from "The Notorious Byrd Brothers" album was featured in the film and also included on the "Easy Rider" soundtrack album in August 1969. The Byrds' association with the film heightened their public profile and when the "Ballad of Easy Rider" album was released in November 1969, it peaked at number 36 in the U.S. and number 41 in the UK, becoming the band's highest charting album for two years in America. A second single taken from the album, "Jesus Is Just Alright", was released in December 1969, but it only managed to reach number 97. Despite this lack of commercial success, the Doobie Brothers' later hit version of "Jesus Is Just Alright" features an arrangement that was heavily influenced by the Byrds' recording.