 The Routers' recording was instigated by record producer Joe Saraceno and his co-producer record producer and composer Michael Z. Gordon, who went on to compose "Apologize" by Ed Ames.Like many pop instrumentals recorded in Los Angeles, California, at this time, such as those by B. Bumble and the Stingers, it involved Gordon (guitar) , Plas Johnson (saxophone) and Earl Palmer (drums), probably with Plas’ brother Ray Johnson on bass guitar as well as Tommy Tedesco on guitar.Later Routers recordings were also written by Gordon, including the songs "A-ooga" and "Big Band".