tˈiːnə wˈeɪməθ ænd kɹˈɪs fɹˈænts ʌv tˈɑːm tˈɑːm klˈʌb hæd bˈɔːt ɐ hˈaʊs ɪn nˈæsaʊ, bæhˈɑːməz, nˈɛkst dˈoːɹ tə kɹˈɪs blˈækwɛl, ˈoʊnɚɹ ʌv ˈaɪlənd ɹˈɛkɚdz, ænd ɪt wʌz blˈækwɛl hˌuː ɚɹˈeɪndʒd ðə ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ ɪn hɪz kˈʌmpəs pˈɔɪnt stˈuːdɪˌoʊz.
Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz of Tom Tom Club had bought a house in Nassau, Bahamas, next door to Chris Blackwell, owner of Island Records, and it was Blackwell who arranged the recording in his Compass Point Studios.