 Wanting to give "an American experience which would be uniquely disassociable from the Beatles/British pop viewpoint," he was involved with numerous works that would indulge his interest in Depression-era American pop and folk music, such as co-writing and arranging much of Harper's Bizarre's second album "Anything Goes"; releasing his own singles "Come to the Sunshine", "Number Nine", "Colours"; and most notably providing lyrical content to The Beach Boys' ill-fated "Smile" album.For his collaborations with Brian Wilson, Parks was signed as a recording artist by Warner Bros. Records.The label reportedly expected that Parks could deliver a smashing commercial success on par with the Beach Boys at that time.