 Following a debut tour in Japan, the band formally changed their name to Bill Bruford's Earthworks.In October 1986, the band recorded their debut album, "Earthworks", with frequent Bruford collaborator Dave Stewart in the producer's chair.Stewart also contributed bass synthesizer and "very occasional" keyboards (most notably on "Making a Song and Dance" and "Pressure") while his wife and musical partner Barbara Gaskin added sampled vocals to Ballamy's ballad "It Needn’t End In Tears".