In 2014, among other writing projects, McRae wrote the song, "Love More or Less" for Marianne Faithfull's album, Give My Love to London and worked on his seventh album, "Did I Sleep and Miss the Border", released on 11 May 2015. He continued writing songs and music for other artists but was able to release his eighth album "Ah, the World! Oh, the World" in September 2017, with a companion book, and his UK tour to promote the album, quickly sold out.