“We were halfway through a great take when his drums disappeared in the mix. “I shouted: ‘Has something blown on the desk?’ But we suddenly heard Andy singing the chorus at the top of his voice, and then he said: ‘Man, I love this song’. He stopped playing, just to sing along with the track. “It was at that point I thought: ‘We are really competing here … we’re NOT just two wee chancers who’ve come over here from Coatbridge. We’ve written songs that people, who are at the very height of their career, think are great’. “We worked with some ridiculously great musicians like Tito Puente, the Brecker Brothers, Lenny Picket and Ron Carter, who was Miles Davis’ bass player.