Editing Thomas Dolby (section)

===''Astronauts and Heretics''===
For ''[[Astronauts & Heretics]]'' (Virgin UK), Dolby expanded even further stylistically, starting the songwriting process at the piano, then again collaborating with a variety of guest musicians. Both [[Bob Weir]] and [[Jerry Garcia]] played guitar on "The Beauty of a Dream". [[Eddie Van Halen]] plays on "Eastern Bloc" and "Close but No Cigar." Other collaborators included [[Jimmy Z]] on sax, [[Budgie (drummer)|Budgie]] (of [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]]) on drums and [[Leland Sklar]] on bass guitar. Terry Jackson also contributed bass guitar on four songs before his 1991 death in a plane accident with seven other members of [[Reba McEntire]]'s support band for her "For My Broken Heart" tour. <!-- The Funk/Guaracha rhythm guitar on "That's Why People Fall in Love" was delivered by Acid Latin creator Thomas Guzman-Sanchez of Rhythm Tribe (VRL MUZIC) -->

The highest-charting song off this album was "Close but No Cigar," which reached No.&nbsp;22 on the UK charts. Two other songs on the album, "I Love You Goodbye" and "Silk Pyjamas", employed [[Zydeco]] influences, courtesy of [[Crowley, Louisiana]], and guest musicians [[Michael Doucet]] of [[BeauSoleil]] on violin, [[Wayne Toups]] on accordion, and Al Tharp on banjo. Even though some recording for the album was done in remote locations, the bulk of ''Astronauts & Heretics'' was recorded at [[NRG Recording Studios]] with input from trusted Dolby co-producer Bill Bottrell, and mixed down at Smoke Tree Studios in [[Chatsworth, California]].<ref name=":0" />