sailor signed to epic records-cbs records and between 1974 and 1978 released five albums with kajanus: "sailor", "trouble", "the third step", "checkpoint" (without pickett) and "hideaway". kajanus was the lead singer, guitarist and, for the first three albums, the sole songwriter for the band, penning its two major hits, "a glass of champagne" and "girls, girls, girls". kajanus then left sailor, leaving pickett as the creative force behind their next album, "dressed for drowning".