His first solo project, "For Him Who Has Ears to Hear", was released in 1977 and topped the charts. His second solo release, "No Compromise", followed in 1978. In 1979, after negotiating a release from his contract with Sparrow, Green initiated a new policy of refusing to charge money for concerts or albums. Keith and Melody mortgaged their home to privately finance Green's next album, "So You Wanna Go Back to Egypt". The album, which featured a guest appearance by Bob Dylan, was offered through mail-order and at concerts for a price determined by the purchaser. By May 1982, Green had shipped out more than 200,000 units of his album – 61,000 for free. Subsequent albums included "The Keith Green Collection" (1981) and "Songs for the Shepherd" (1982).