 After their 1977–78 tour, the band discussed their next move.Emerson recalled that in order for the group to continue, "we would have to do a lot of cutting down" and considered the possibility of producing music with just a piano, bass guitar, and drums.As the group were contractually obliged to record one more studio album, the band relocated to Emerson's home near Nassau in the Bahamas and recorded "Love Beach" at the nearby Compass Point Studios in 1978.