Rufus says it's "the most pop album I've ever made" while Mark Ronson believes "it's the best work of my career." Influences, as ever, were all encompassing. Mark says  `Out of the Game' "has a real 70's, Laurel Canyon spirit" while Rufus cites "all the greats- Elton, Freddie Mercury, David Bowie, basically the brash and beautiful. It's also very Rufus."