 Connelly was asked to join the new band in 1983, and he performed with the band at first mainly in the Toronto area.The band signed a recording contract in 1985 with Capitol Records, resulting in Glass Tiger's debut and multi-platinum album, "The Thin Red Line" in 1986.While on a writing trip to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Al Connelly joined bandmates Sam Reid and Alan Frew to contribute to the songs "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" and "Someday".