[1][2] They started developing a strong following in San Diego when manager Florence Stanley took interest to the Hard Times, and persuaded the group to relocate to Los Angeles.
The Hard Times charted just once on the Billboard Hot 100—albeit a minor hit as it only peaked at number 97—with a cover version of Allen Toussaint's song "Fortune Teller".
[3] Music critic Jason Ankeny comments on the album's uneven sound, saying there is "a lot to scratch one's head about, as well, like the odd, overly baroque version of 'Candy Man' which opens this collection, a production approach that is also repeated on Hard Times' ill-advised cover of Donovan's 'Colours.'
[6] Richardson and Larry Byrom (who had replaced Morris on bass) went on to form the psychedelic rock band, T. I. M. E. (Trust in Men Everywhere), recording two albums with the group.
Richardson later managed San Diego movie theaters and fronted the Jose Sinatra and Troy Dante Inferno comedic lounge act.