[4][6] He later migrated to Toronto by the time he was twenty years old,[4] and played in Buxton Kastle and the final incarnation of Brutus.
[9] "Mama Let Him Play", the single from the first Doucette album release of the same name in the fall of 1977,[6] earned platinum status (sales of 100,000 units) in Canada having reached #46 on the charts,[12] plus substantial publicity and tour promotion.
[14] The recording band for the single and album was composed of Duris Maxwell on drums, Brent Shindell on guitar,[15] Don Cummings on bass, and Robbie King on keyboards.
[6] The following year's release, The Douce is Loose, was less successful, although it earned gold status (50,000 units sold, #27 on the charts[16]) in Canada,[17] and produced the popular single "Nobody" co-written with Maxwell.
This left Doucette to find a new label for his third album, Coming up Roses, which was eventually released by Rio Records.