ˈæftɚ fˈɪnɪʃɪŋ ɐ nˈɔːɹθ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən tˈʊɹ, klˈæptən ænd hɪz tˈʊɹɹɪŋ bˈænd kənsˈɪstɪŋ ʌv hˈɛnɹi spˈaɪnti, ɡˈæɹi bɹˈʊkɚ, kɹˈɪs stˈeɪntən ænd dˈeɪv mˈɑːɹkiː wɛnt ˌɪntʊ ðə kˈʌmpəs pˈɔɪnt stˈuːdɪˌoʊz ɪn nˈæsaʊ, bæhˈɑːməz, tə ɹᵻkˈoːɹd tɹˈæks fɚɹə nˈuː stˈuːdɪˌoʊ ˈælbəm.
After finishing a North American tour, Clapton and his touring band consisting of Henry Spinetti, Gary Brooker, Chris Stainton and Dave Markee went into the Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, to record tracks for a new studio album.