After finishing sessions at Compass Point for her "Living My Life" album in late 1982, Jones took a break from recording music and focused on an acting career. Within two years, she made her debut as an actress in the 1984 film "Conan the Destroyer", where she played alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger. She later appeared in the James Bond film "A View to a Kill" as the villain May Day. After finishing filming in late 1984 she returned to the studio to work on a follow-up, ending an almost three-year-long hiatus.