McGuinness briefly reunited with Graham Lyle in 1983 to form the Lyle McGuinness Band, a short-lived folk rock ensemble that recorded a single, "Elise", and an album, Acting on Impulse, for the independent Cool King label; in Germany, this set was granted a major label release on Polydor. Lyle's songwriting career exploded soon afterwards with the worldwide success of his composition "What's Love Got to Do with It?"
McGuinness and Lyle formed a folk rock band, the Lyle McGuinness Band, which recorded music for Cool King Records before being released by Polydor in Germany.  Lyle's songwriting career gained momentum after his song "What's Love Got to Do with It?" became a global hit.