Editing Eggs over Easy (section)

==Return to US==
Back in New York, Bill Franz joined on drums, they signed a deal with [[A&M Records]] and in 1972 they recorded their first album to be released, ''Good 'N' Cheap''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/good-n-cheap-bonus-tracks-mw0000455102|title=Good 'n' Cheap - Eggs Over Easy - Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=30 December 2018}}</ref> This was partially a re-recording of the tracks originally recorded in London.<ref name="ToD"/>  The album was produced by [[Link Wray]], at his brother, Vernon Wray’s studio in [[Tucson, Arizona]], and the band wrote all but one of the songs.<ref name="Sleeve"/>

In 1973, they moved to San Francisco, and later supported [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]] and [[Yes (band)|Yes]] on tour,<ref name="Hux">{{cite web|url=http://www.huxrecords.com/bio14.htm|title=Hux Records - Biography - Barefoot Jerry - Clint Black - Eggs Over Easy - Bridget St.John|website=Huxrecords.com|access-date=30 December 2018}}</ref> the sort of "megastar" bands that, back in England, pub rock was seen as a backlash against.<ref name="Carr"/> By 1976 John "Jay" David (ex [[Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show]]) had replaced Franz on drums, and they issued a single "Bar in my Car", on Buffalo Records, but the record company "tanked as soon as the record came out."<ref name="Sleeve" />  Originally titled "I'm Gonna Put a Bar in the Back of My Car (And Drive Myself to Drink)", the song appears on numerous internet lists of "worst country song titles" as being from their album ''Fear of Frying'', but this is incorrect.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.downstream.sk.ca/country1.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2019-01-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009214710/http://www.downstream.sk.ca/country1.htm |archive-date=2018-10-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The second album ''Fear of Frying'' was eventually recorded in 1980/81 and issued on Squish Records, which also failed as soon as the album was released, making this album a rarity, which has yet to be re-issued on CD.<ref name="Sleeve"/>

The Eggs were frequently joined on stage by Grootna's vocalist Anna Rizzo and also played with members of [[Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen]] in Moonlighters.<ref name="Carr"/> One of their final gigs was as "The Opinions", backing [[Dan Hicks (singer)|Dan Hicks]]; Eggs Over Easy finally split in 1981.<ref name="Hux"/>

After the break-up, Hopkins continued as a songwriter, O’Hara became a recording engineer and de Lone played as a session musician with [[Bonnie Raitt]], [[Nick Lowe]], [[Elvis Costello]] and others.<ref name="Sleeve"/>