Editing Aztec Camera (section)

===''Love'' and line–up changes (1987–1990)===
At the time that the band's third album ''[[Love (Aztec Camera album)|Love]]'' (1987) was created, Frame was the only original member of the band involved with the project; ''Love'' and future Aztec Camera albums were written and recorded by Frame under the "Aztec Camera" moniker, and [[session musician]]s recorded with Frame on a track-by-track basis.<ref name="Soho" /> Frame explained in August 2014 that he contemplated the conception of ''Love'' during a three-year hiatus following the release of ''Knife''. Frame said that he moved even further away from the British "indie ethic" and was listening to the "pop end of hip hop", including artists such as Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, [[Cherrelle]], the [[Force MDs]] and [[Alexander O'Neal]]. Frame wanted to make a record based on such influences and "Working in a Goldmine" was the first song to achieve this aspiration.<ref name="Soho" />

Frame relocated to the US to record the album—"pretty much against the wishes of Warner Brothers", who were unsure of his decision-making at the time—and was primarily based in Boston, Massachusetts, and New York. Frame recorded with American session musicians, like Marcus Miller and David Frank, and explained that his audience was "mystified" by the transformation of the band, but he was "too far gone" to care and just wanted to do his "own thing" by that stage. Due to the significant change of musical direction, the album's first three singles did not make a strong impression in the marketplace.<ref name="Soho" />

The ''Love'' album produced the popular song "[[Somewhere in My Heart]]", recorded by Frame with dance, R&B and pop producer [[Michael Jonzun]] in Boston.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roddy Frame – Live – Crossing Newbury Street, Paisley Abbey 27-10-12|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xHwoKCLIOY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/3xHwoKCLIOY |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|via=YouTube|access-date=20 April 2014|format=Video upload|date=30 October 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Frame said in 2014 that the song has been "great" for him, but at the time of creating the album, the song was not "in keeping" with the rest of ''Love''. Frame revealed in a radio interview with the "Soho Social" program, presented by Dan Gray, that he considered "Somewhere in My Heart" an odd song and initially thought it would be best as a B-side. Frame concluded, "I can't pick them [the successful songs]."<ref name="Soho">{{cite web|author1=Dan Gray |title=August 2014 |url=http://www.sohoradiolondon.com/shows/archive/august-2014 |website=Soho Radio |publisher=Flatpak Radio |access-date=6 September 2014 |format=Audio upload |date=19 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906111201/http://www.sohoradiolondon.com/shows/archive/august-2014 |archive-date=6 September 2014}}</ref>

Frame was asked during a television interview, following the release of ''Love'', about the new sound of the album, and he referenced artists like [[Anita Baker]] and [[Luther Vandross]]. When asked if the album could be labelled "[[Middle of the road (music)|Middle of the road (MOR)]]", Frame replied: "Call it what you like. I don't really mind."<ref name="Party" />