 Columbia took over the band's contract and re-released the album, adding two extra tracks, and putting Joplin's name on the cover.Several tracks on the album were released as singles, the most successful being "Down on Me" on its second release, in 1968.The band signed to Bob Shad's local record label Mainstream Records while stranded in Chicago after a promoter ran out of money when their concerts did not attract the expected attendance.