Page sang lead vocals in the group and is also credited as the band's trumpeter and keyboardist on the sleeve of their first album, Glory Boys.
Likened to Jimmy Pursey, Ian Page was often asked to appear on UK television programmes, although his opinionated views sometimes alienated as many potential fans as they won over.
[citation needed] In 2002, he once again teamed up with Dave Cairns to reform Secret Affair, initially for three gigs in the UK, including a performance at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire.
They returned in June the following year, playing at The Scala in London to promote the release of Time For Action: The Anthology (Sanctuary), a major CD retrospective of hits, rarities and previously unreleased tracks.
[citation needed] In 2005, Page and Cairns attempted to mend their sometimes fractious relationship and started work on a fourth Secret Affair album, recording five new songs.