Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit dissolved in 1985, and Carrack was contacted by Mike Rutherford (of Genesis) who asked him to join Rutherford's new side project, Mike + The Mechanics.
En 1985, Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit foi disolto e Mike Rutherford, de Genesis, púxose en contacto con Carrack para que se unira a Mike & The Mechanics, o novo proxecto de Rutherford.