▁East ▁Side ▁and ▁take ▁dru gs , ▁which ▁left ▁him ▁in ▁an ▁un fit ▁state ▁to ▁record . ▁Johnson ▁and ▁Ste vo ▁also ▁decided ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁road ▁trip ▁to ▁Detroit , ▁with ▁Johnson ▁saying ▁that ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁felt ▁comp elled ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁city ▁during ▁the ▁recording ▁of ▁" Per fect " ▁because ▁he ▁felt ▁he ▁was ▁being ▁in authentic ▁singing ▁the ▁song ' s ▁lyr ics ▁about ▁down - and - outs ▁unless ▁he ▁had ▁experienced ▁it ▁personally , ▁and ▁that ▁" although ▁I ▁hadn ' t ▁lived ▁there , ▁I ▁knew ▁that ▁I ' d ▁seen ▁more ▁than ▁virt ually ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁bands ▁in ▁the ▁charts ▁so ▁I ▁had ▁no ▁reason ▁to ▁feel ▁bad ▁about ▁it ". ▁ ▁The ▁relationship ▁between ▁Thor ne ▁and ▁the ▁visitors ▁d eter ior ated ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁Johnson ▁and ▁Ste vo ' s ▁actions , ▁and ▁disag re ements ▁over ▁the ▁songs ' ▁production . ▁Thor ne ▁wanted ▁to ▁use ▁his ▁new ▁S ync lav ier ▁unit , ▁but ▁Johnson ▁preferred ▁the ▁sounds ▁of ▁his ▁far ▁che aper ▁Om n ich ord . ▁Event ually ▁a ▁mut ual ▁decision ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁abandon ▁the ▁record ings , ▁and ▁Johnson ▁returned ▁to ▁London ▁in ▁November . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁New ▁York - produ ced ▁ 7 " ▁single ▁versions ▁of ▁" Un certain ▁Sm ile " ▁and ▁" Per fect " ▁were ▁included ▁on ▁' s ▁greatest ▁hits ▁album ▁ 4 5 ▁R PM : ▁The ▁Singles ▁of ▁The ▁The ▁in