Springfield signed with Sparmac Records and issued his debut solo single, "Speak to the Sky", in October, which peaked at No. 5 on the "Go-Set" singles chart. Sparmac label owner, Robie Porter, was also producer and manager for Springfield. After recording his debut album, "Beginnings", in London, Springfield moved to the United States in mid-1972. Springfield provided all the songwriting, lead vocals, guitar, keyboard and banjo for the album. In August 1972 "Speak to the Sky" was issued in the U.S. by Capitol Records and peaked at No. 14 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in September. "Beginnings" was the first of seven top 40 Springfield albums on the related "Billboard" 200. However, follow-up success was hampered by rumours that Capitol Records paid people to purchase Springfield's albums, which led to some radio stations boycotting his music.