▁Project . ▁Ri ord an ▁is ▁currently ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁Story ▁Studio , ▁a ▁convergence ▁media ▁company . ▁ ▁Music ▁career ▁Ri ord an ▁began ▁his ▁recording ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁The ▁Yan kee ▁D ollar , ▁singing ▁vocals , ▁playing ▁guitar ▁and ▁writing ▁songs ▁for ▁the ▁band ' s ▁debut ▁album , ▁Yan kee ▁D ollar . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁song writer ▁on ▁the ▁Sug arlo af ▁albums ▁Sug arlo af ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁Sp aces hip ▁Earth ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁and ▁I ▁Got ▁a ▁Song ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁On ▁the ▁band ' s ▁debut ▁album , ▁Ri ord an ▁was ▁the ▁co - writer ▁of ▁the ▁number ▁one ▁hit ▁song ▁Green - E yed ▁Lady . ▁He ▁next ▁was ▁a ▁performing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁S weet ▁P ain ▁and ▁song writer ▁for ▁the ▁group ' s ▁debut ▁album , ▁S weet ▁P ain . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁he ▁performed ▁and ▁wrote ▁songs ▁for ▁the ▁band ' s ▁second ▁album , ▁S weet ▁P ain ▁II . ▁That ▁year ▁he ▁also ▁released ▁his ▁only ▁solo ▁album , ▁on ▁Capit ol ▁Records . ▁Both ▁the ▁A ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁vin yl ▁LP ▁and ▁the ▁B ▁side ▁held ▁five ▁tracks ▁each . ▁Billboard ▁Magazine ▁review ed ▁the ▁album ▁posit ively ▁upon ▁its ▁release ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁and ▁chart ed