 He wished to sing on more tracks but was unable to do so within the confines of the group and pursued a solo career.The remaining members would reunite with the bassist in the US in early 1973 to play on his first solo album, "Cyril".Focus found their new bassist in Bert Ruiter, who had previously rehearsed with van der Linden prior to a gig in Texel in June 1971, and went on to see the band live around ten times thereafter.