In 1984, Avsec had spare time to begin working in his home studio in Twinsburg on demos which he began recording in winter 1984.

I've got an eight-track studio in my basement, and one day I was talking to Mike Belkin and I told him I'd like to try writing some songs.

The other musician to work on the album was Alan Greene, who like Valentine, was part of the band The Innocents at the time.

[8] After releasing the album, Avsec said there were no plans for any live gigs to support it, though a video for the single was put forward as a possible option.

Avsec then began work on the second Cellarful of Noise album Magnificent Obsession, which featured Iris' involvement.

"[13] Richard Paton of The Toledo Blade stated: "The name suggests post-punk mayhem, but in fact this is an album of tightly crafted power pop and rock with more catchy hooks than a fisherman's hat.

"[15] Cash Box commented: "With a vocal and melodic approach reminiscent of Frankie Valli, Cellarful of Noise comes up with a promising debut.

The one man band combines elements of modern sonics, upbeat rhythms and singable melodies.

With a little help from Cruisers' Marty Lee and Kevin Valentine, this was more or less a one-man affair and an album filled with great melodies and plenty of heart, sweat, and tears.

Unfortunately, the album didn't set the charts on fire, Iris and the Cruisers were on hold, and Avsec quietly disappeared into the musical wilderness.