[4] EMI America's financial problems interfered with promotion efforts for the follow-up singles (several of which became hits in other countries), and Burnette's second album, Heart Stopper (The Goods Records, 1982), was not successful.
[citation needed] In 1983, Burnette toured Europe with the final version of his deceased father's Rock and Roll Trio.
[citation needed] Burnette worked with Rosie Flores and Dwight Twilley in the mid-1990s, and also contributed vocals and the original "Trouble Is I'm in Love With You" to Paul Burlison's 1997 Train Kept A-Rollin'.
Burnette co-wrote the European hit "You Got Away With Love" for Percy Sledge in 1997 which was produced by Saul Davis & Barry Goldberg.
Backed by Barry Goldberg and Mickey Raphael, he recorded "Mystery Train" for the Carla Olson-produced Americana Railroad compilation album released in 2021.