Amesbury's biggest hit was "Virginia (Touch Me Like You Do)", which was also the first single (1974) to be released on the
Casablanca Records label, reaching #14 in
Canada. Written by Amesbury, the song also reached No. 59 on the U.S.
Billboard Hot 100 chart and #8 on Toronto's
CHUM Chart. "Rock My Roll" reached #94 in Canada later in 1974. "Can You Feel It" was also a minor hit in 1976. The title album reached #57 in
Canada. Amesbury's "Nothin' But a Fool" has been covered by
Natalie Cole, and "A Thrill's a Thrill" was recorded in 1979 by
Long John Baldry and covered by
Mitch Ryder with
Marianne Faithfull and
John Cougar. In 1976 and 1977, Amesbury produced "No Charge" by
J.J. Barrie, which became a number one hit in England. In 1999, "Virginia" was given an award by
SOCAN to mark 100,000 spins on Canadian radio stations. In 2002,
James Collins and
Dave Pickell released the single "Do You Mind If We Talk About Bill?", which was written about Amesbury. ==Filmmaking and art==