In 1971, Burton was working in the United States where he co-wrote "I Am Woman" with fellow Australian Helen Reddy, which became a number-one hit for her on the Billboard Hot 100 late in the following year.
As a solo artist, Burton issued an album, Dreamers and Nightflyers, and two associated singles, "Too Hard to Handle" and "Paddington Green", in 1978 in Australia.
[2][3] They were signed to HMV which issued two singles, "Skip to My Lou" (1961) and "San Fernando Valley" (1962) before disbanding early in the next year.
[6] The group toured the United States in 1968 and again in the following year (under the name Inner Sense), McFarlane observed, "by that stage, however, [their] breezy pop had become outmoded in the face of rock's new progressive phase and the band quietly folded.
[3][12] Burton McGuire & Kennedy formed their own eponymous group in June and added Jimmy Doyle (ex-the Delltones, Dig Richards) on guitar in August.
[3][13] Burton left the group in March 1974 and travelled to the US, "to push his claim for unpaid royalties due from the sales of 'I Am Woman'.