• In an interview for Music Maker Magazine, Caroline explains the decision to hire Simon Phillips to play drums on Toss the Feathers:
Question: "On one song, "Toss the Feathers", Simon Phillips plays drums. Why is that?"
Caroline: "That song needed a special rhythm section, that's why we invited Neil Stubenhaus on bass and Simon Phillips on drums. He brought in this gigantic drum-kit and I thought 'Wow! What in Gods-name are all those drums for?' It takes enormous discipline. He's brilliant. But I had one problem. I had to learn that part for the live-shows. That took quite some effort, but I can manage now. Yes, I also play that complicated break, although I do it my way."
• On his website, Simon Phillips has a quote recalling the recording session for Toss the Feathers:
Question: "I was curious how you go about preparing a drum track for a session with an artist ("Toss the Feathers" by the Corrs springs to mind). Is it a case of receiving a "rough demo" to familiarise yourself with the track first, and is your first meeting with the band / artist in the studio? Would you jam a couple of takes first?"
Simon Phillips: "The session with The Corrs went like this: I was called by the session co-ordinator to see if I was available. David Foster had asked specifically for me. I was available so I was booked and turned up to the Record Plant. I met the band - Bob Clearmountain was engineering so I knew him. We discussed microphones and then I went out to get a drum sound. I took a listen to the track - maybe I made a chart, can't remember, and then played it down a couple of times. I really don't remember how many takes it took or whether I did a couple of drops but I actually played 2 tracks that day. It was a really fun track to play and totally up my street."
Source:
http://www.thecorrsclub.com/references/ ... gs/TTF.php