He was joined there by Michael Fogarty, whom Spencer considered the perfect partner for his new musical venture, the two having met in the UK in 1975.

Fogarty was born in Tennessee in 1951, and had spent the previous ten years playing in a number of soul and country groups.

[citation needed] Spencer and Fogarty sang on several tracks, but for the hit single "Cool Breeze", the lead vocal was taken by Jeanne Hendricks.

The Globe and Mail wrote that "Spencer's major problem with Flee is that he can't decide what he wants the album to be—a hot-shot disco pulser or a throw-back to his Fleetwood Mac days.

"[5] In 2020, PopMatters praised the title track but called the rest of the album "straight-laced, overproduced disco-pop dross.