Flo & Eddie (singers Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman) arrived at the end of recording time when the band thought all the tracks were finalised. When they learned of the vocal duo's purpose, "they weren't really up for it," said Kaylan; the two veterans "represented establishment ... e literally felt like, for the first time as session guys, we were proving ourselves". In the end, however, the band members warmed to the pair, and concluded a successful session. "We did the three or four cuts that Todd had brought us up to do, and we shook hands with everybody", Kaylan recalled, but as they were preparing to leave, Rundgren asked them to listen to the album's planned single. After "Love My Way" played, Kaylan and Volman excitedly insisted that they be allowed to record some vocals for it. "We have "got" to sing on this one," Kaylan recalls thinking. "If we don't sing on this one, we're not gonna sing on the hit. This is the fucking hit!" The background vocals that Flo & Eddie ultimately contributed ended up being considered one of the highlights of their lengthy career.