recorded with a basic band set up, for Free Peace Sweet, they used different methods of recording. For "Ain't No Longer Asking", this meant set up with a PA system, playing the drum track through this and recording the output. Additional recording was done at Battery and Orinoco Studios, both which served as the mixing locations for the recordings. Jones did the mixes with engineer Helen Woodward, before the album was mastered by Ian Cooper at Metropolis Studios with digital editing done by Crispin Murray. Composition and lyrics Free Peace Sweet is a Britpop album that takes influence from the works of Beastie Boys, Crosby, Stills & Nash and Dr. John. Long-term live member Richard Payne contributed keyboards throughout the album. Jerome de Pietro did additional programming and remixing on interlude pieces and "Intro". An ensemble of brass players, under the name The Kick Horns, appeared on "In a Room", "Good Enough", "Jack the Lad" and "Homegrown". They consisted of Tim Sanders, Neil Sidwell, Roddy Lorimer and Simon Clarke. Janet Ramus and Michele Douglas of the London Community Gospel Choir sung additional vocals on "You've Gotta Look Up", "If You're Thinking of Me" and "Prey for Drinking". Nick Ingman arranged the strings that are heard on "If You're Thinking of Me", "One of Those Rivers" and "Long Life". "In a Room" originally had a slower tempo, giving the song Neil Young-esque feel to it, until one of the members suggested playing it faster. Both it and "Trust in Time" incorporate influence from the work of the Who. The band came up with the drum pattern for "You've Gotta Look Up" after visiting a go-go club. Guitarist Andy Miller theorised that the vibraphone solo, which was performed by Teena Lyle, might have been inspired by "A Girl Like You" (1994) by Edwyn Collins. The track was an example of Clark coming up with the chorus and version lyrics and drummer Matthew Priest would help finish them; Miller said this happened previously with the Homegrown songs "Making the Most Of..." and "So Let Me Go Far". The final version of "Good Enough" evolved from a demo that Clark made, which featured a Lee Dorsey drum loop. Clark wanted the song to have a positive atmosphere akin to Kaya (1978) by Bob Marley, which is one of Clark's favourite albums. He also drew influence from the music of Karen Carpenter and George Harrison.