record producer phil spector was impressed by the band's performances, and offered to record "i don't believe", coupled with the hutcherson-penned "hey you". music historian richie unterberger, writing for the allmusic website, says that the songs exemplified that the guilloteens "were more versatile than the usual such act, putting fair quotients of blue-eyed soul, pop, and folk-rock into their sound, as well as the more expected british invasion and raucous frat rock ingredients". for reasons that are obscured, when spector flew to new york williams signed the band to a recording contract with hanna-barbara records. when "i don't believe" was released on the record label in 1966, it suffered from poor exposure, but still managed to become a top 10 hit in memphis. an additional single "for my own" was also composed in the same folk rock-meets-blue-eyed soul vein; however, also like its predecessor, it was spurred by poor advertising. following the lackluster sophomore release, paul, frustrated with managerial decisions, departed the band and was replaced by buddy delaney.