Production
Recording began early in 1981 without the Bee Gees band that recorded and toured with the group in the late 70's. Barry felt that he could create the sound he wanted with sessions musicians instead of a band. Also, the Bee Gees stated they were trying to avoid being pigeonholed as a disco act which is why the album also features minimal falsetto vocals (which had become a Bee Gees trademark by that time), with one notable exception being the song "Soldiers".
Barry, along with producers Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson had developed their own production style, with Spirits Having Flown and Barbra Streisand's album Guilty. But Robin and Maurice had become active in the studio again, contributing more to vocals and production, which created some tension between them and the Barry/Karl/Albhy production team.
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