Within the company's first four months, it released its first gold single, "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" by Wayne Newton.
[1] In addition to Newton, Chelsea featured a number of new and established artists like Tommy Boyce, Jim Gilstrap, Lulu, Jigsaw, New York City, and Rick Springfield.
[2][3] A sublabel, Roxbury Records, focused on the soul and R&B market and scored a million-selling hit with William DeVaughn's "Be Thankful for What You Got" in 1974.
RCA Records originally handled distribution for Chelsea, but Farrell switched to independent distributors in 1974,[4] and later did its own distribution.
[5] Ultimately, RCA absorbed the label in 1977.