"Cupid & Psyche '85," released in the summer of 1985, was both a pop masterpiece and a milestone in music production. Frighteningly complex technology, embarrassingly expensive studio time and months of intensive work resulted in a brilliant, flawless sound that singer Green Gartside describes today as "pyrotechnics of pointillist syncopation". Led by legendary producer Arif Mardin and featuring some of New York's finest studio musicians, Cupid & Psyche 85 took Scritti's distinct pop sensibility to new, glittering heights. It spawned five singles, all hits on one side of the Atlantic or the other: 'Wood Beez', 'The Word Girl', 'Absolute', 'Perfect Way' and 'Hypnotize'.