I guess Elton and Bernie were running out of steam, Elton was tired of David Geffen's record company, or perhaps both. Although this album does have a couple of decent ballads, "Slow Rivers" (Elton's duet with Cliff Richard), "Hoop Of Fire", and especially, "Paris", the rest is dreadful filler, including the only hit single from this album, "Heartache All Over The World". It's a pity that Gus Dudgeon's last studio recording with Elton was this dreadful mess. Still, this album is better than Elton's brief foray into disco, "Victim Of Love", which is certainly his worst.