Seeking to expand their following outside Germany, the Puhdys recorded an English-language album, "Far From Home" in London with lyrical help provided by West German singer Wolfgang Michels. Consisting of re-recorded versions of some of their German hits, it failed to be the international breakthrough they were hoping for, although it gave the band a chance to perform one-off concerts in several countries including the United States to try to generate interest. Like City's English album "Dreamland", recorded the previous year, it was hampered by Birr's and Hertrampf's thickly accented English, though it won greater acceptance in Germany. The "Fern, fern, fern" backing vocals on the title track, originally "Fern von Zuhause", were left in the original language.