[1] As a prolific session musician, Burrows was involved in several transatlantic hit singles throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s, most of which were one-hit wonders, including "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" by Edison Lighthouse, "United We Stand" by Brotherhood of Man, "My Baby Loves Lovin'" by White Plains, "Gimme Dat Ding" by the Pipkins and "Beach Baby" by the First Class.

Two founding members of Deep Purple, Jon Lord and Nick Simper, were also part of this early band for live shows.

He also recorded with White Plains on "My Baby Loves Lovin'," in which he shared lead vocals with Ricky Wolff.

[citation needed] In April 1970, in the midst of his session groups' success, he released a single under his own name, "Melanie Makes Me Smile",[2] which reached No.

Burrows has also contributed background vocals as a session singer to many other songs, claiming to have sung on 100 top 20 hits in the 1970s.

[7] He has recorded as a session harmony singer with Elton John on the songs "Levon" and "Tiny Dancer", with Cliff Richard, and James Last.