sˈaɪnd baɪ kɹˈɪs blˈækwɛl tʊ ˈaɪlənd ɹˈɛkɚdz ɪnðə jˌuːkˈeɪ ænd tə kˈæpɪɾəl ɹˈɛkɚdz ɪnðə jˌuːˈɛs, ðɛɹ deɪbjˈuː ˈælbəm, ɪf nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti, ˈɛntɚd ðə tʃˈɑːɹts ɪn bˈoʊθ ðə stˈeɪts bˈɪlboːɹd ænd ðə jˌuːkˈeɪ.
Signed by Chris Blackwell to Island Records in the UK and to Capitol Records in the US, their debut album, If (1970), entered the charts in both the States (Billboard) and the UK.