After Plainsong collapsed due to a bandmate's alcohol problem, and with his career now based in Los Angeles, Matthews released several more albums with "ad hoc" bands: "Valley Hi" (1973), produced by Michael Nesmith, (formerly of the Monkees); "Journeys from Gospel Oak" and "Some Days You Eat The Bear" (1974); "Go For Broke" (1976) and "Hit and Run" (1977). None of these met with commercial success. "Valley Hi" featured a cover of the Steve Young song Seven Bridges Road, arranged by Iain Matthews and Nesmith, creating a multitracked harmony with all parts sung by Matthews. This version became famous after being covered live by the Eagles on 28 July 1980 and released on "Eagles Live". With lack of success on his albums, Iain Matthews went from Elektra to Columbia Records, to the small Rockburgh label, where he scored a hit single in 1978 with a cover of Terence Boylan's "Shake It", which reached No. 13 on the US charts and No. 6 in Canada.