ˈæftɚ kˈɜːləs səksˈɛs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wɪððə hˈɪts "bˈɪɡ wˈiːl kˈænənbˌɔːl" ænd "hˈɑːɹd, hˈɑːɹd tɹˈævəlɪŋ mˈæn", hiː ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd ɪnfɹˈiːkwəntli ʌntˈɪl hiː ɹᵻlˈiːst ðɪ ˈælbəmz wˈɛlkʌm tə maɪ wˈɜːld ænd ɪts dʒˈʌst ɐ mˈæɾɚɹ ʌv tˈaɪm ɪn nˈoːɹweɪ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən.
After Curless' success in 1970 with the hits "Big Wheel Cannonball" and "Hard, Hard Traveling Man", he recorded infrequently until he released the albums Welcome to My World and It's Just a Matter of Time in Norway in 1987.