Following their brief commercial success, Every Mother's Son achieved lesser fortunes with songs such as "Put Your Mind at Ease" and "Pony with the Golden Mane", and recorded two studio albums before disbanding in 1968.

The Larden brothers had previous experience playing four years together as a folk duo for engagements in Greenwich Village's burgeoning music scene.

Through a mutual friend they heard about a young musician named Bruce Milner, who, after a number of years as an organist with various groups, was looking for a permanent affiliation.

After climbing three flights of stairs with their instruments and amplifiers in the 90-degree heat that July day, Every Mother's Son were so exhausted that they forgot to be nervous.

An almost instant favorite on American pop radio stations, Every Mother's Son's take on the song reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1967.

[5][6] Because the group was signed to MGM, not only did the band appear on several nationally televised programs to promote the single, they also were featured in a two-part episode of The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

[7] A self-titled studio album, featuring mainly original material as well as their hit single, followed soon after, and became a modest commercial success, peaking at number 117 on the Billboard 200.

Although Every Mother's Son never managed to attain commercial success that paralleled "Come On Down to My Boat", they flirted with the national charts throughout the remainder of the year.