The Quick's second album, International Thing, released by Epic in 1984,[1] showed the band moving away from their earlier dance-friendly roots, and adopting a more mainstream AOR approach, and incorporating a variety of styles that expanded their previous boundaries, to include a harder-edged rock sound.
[citation needed] McFarlane and Campsie returned to Los Angeles for their next project, teaming up with producer Gardner Cole, resurfacing as Giant Steps in 1988 and releasing their sole album The Book of Pride through A&M.
[1] Book of Pride found Campsie and McFarlane returning to their dance/funk roots, but with an updated rhythmic sense and keyboard-dominated sound displaying the influences of artists such as Prince, Morris Day & the Time, and Ready for the World.
[citation needed] Working with R&B producer Preston Glass, Campsie and McFarlane recorded three new Giant Steps songs in 1989; the ballad "Lonely 4 U", "Paint the Town Blue", and the uptempo "What We're Made Of" (featuring Larry Graham guesting on bass and vocals).
[2] In the early 1980s, Campsie and McFarlane put together a pop act, made up of Belinda “Billie” Adams, Katy Lynne and Peggy Sue Fender, and called them Girls Can't Help It.