▁Hill age ▁and ▁his ▁band ▁were ▁offered ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁open ▁for ▁Electric ▁Light ▁Orchestra ▁on ▁their ▁American ▁tour ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁It ▁was ▁whilst ▁based ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁during ▁the ▁tour ▁that ▁Hill age ▁and ▁his ▁collabor ator ▁and ▁song writing ▁partner ▁Mi qu ette ▁G ira ud y ▁met ▁synth es izer ▁pione er ▁Mal col m ▁Cec il , ▁whose ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁T onto ' s ▁Exp and ing ▁Head ▁Band ▁and ▁Ste vie ▁Wonder ▁had ▁influenced ▁Hill age ' s ▁work ▁on ▁L . ▁With ▁Hill age ▁wanting ▁to ▁head ▁into ▁fun k ier ▁territory , ▁Cec il ▁agreed ▁to ▁produce ▁Hill age ' s ▁third ▁album . ▁ ▁Hill age ▁and ▁G ira ud y ▁wrote ▁enough ▁material ▁for ▁two ▁albums ▁during ▁an ▁" int ense ▁period " ▁in ▁spring ▁ 1 9 7 7 ; ▁Hill age ▁re called ▁" when ▁we ▁were ▁coming ▁back ▁from ▁our ▁first ▁American ▁tour ▁we ▁were ▁on ▁a ▁cre ative ▁high ▁and ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁music ▁came ▁out ." ▁Hill age ' s ▁original ▁idea ▁was ▁to ▁release ▁the ▁material ▁on ▁two ▁separate ▁albums , ▁The ▁Red ▁Album ▁and ▁The ▁Green ▁Album ; ▁however , ▁the ▁plan ▁was ▁abandoned ▁and ▁instead ▁The ▁Red ▁Album ▁was ▁re work ed ▁to ▁become ▁Mot iv ation ▁Radio , ▁recorded ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁Cec il , ▁and ▁true ▁to ▁Hill age ' s ▁wishes , ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁fun k ier ▁in