Simon Climie and Rob Fisher met at Abbey Road Studios, where they were both performing as session musicians.

The hip hop-styled remix of "Rise to the Occasion" was originally conceived as a niche dance version by remixers Phil Harding and Ian Curnow, but was chosen by the band's record company as the main single mix.

They wrote most of their own material together with Dennis Morgan, who Climie had previously worked with; and hired Steve Lillywhite and Stephen Hague as producers.

[2] Fisher later co-wrote Rick Astley's song "Cry for Help" (UK Singles Chart number 7 in 1991).

He worked as a producer for recording artists such as Louise, MN8 and Five Star and as a co-songwriter and musician for Eric Clapton, including the album with J. J. Cale (featuring Derek Trucks and Billy Preston), The Road to Escondido.