THE SIERRA PERIOD
March 1977 - December 1977
Band Members:
Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Gib Guilbeau, Thad Maxwell
Mickey McGee, Bobby Cochran

A record deal with Mercury was signed and with Felix Peppalardi producing they set about recording an album.
However a surprise was in store when the record was released later in the year because it was not credited to the Burritos but the self titled effort appeared under a new name Sierra, although from March to December most live shows were still billed as The Flying Burrito Brothers.