Broudie's talents seem to bear the best fruit when he's collaborating, and this was never more obvious than his early 1992 effort "Sense" with Terry Hall (of Specials fame.) Hall shares co-writing credits on the albums title track, "Sense" and also contributes backing vocals.

Another notable collaboration on this album was with Ian McNabb, singer and songwriter with Merseyside legends, "The Icicle Works." The Works had split earlier that year, having never made it to prominent chart success. Chris Sharrock, original drummer with the Icicle Works, later joined Broudie as the Lightning Seed's "resident drummer." "Sense," an incredible debut album for the Seeds, immediatly placed them at the top of the pop firmament when "Life of Riley" achieved Top 40 success in the UK. Broudie was at last establishing himself as a frontman performer.

He previously always played "second fiddle," having never before taken on the center stage microphone. A naturally unassuming and modest fellow, this new challenge seemed, for Broudie, as effortless to procure as the prolific compositions that flowed from his pen. "Sense" is a wonderous collection of pop excellence; the richness in production value (being Broudie's trademark) coupled with vivid, childhood inspired lyrical landscapes, make it the sort of debut that only somebody of Broudie's distinct vintage could produce. Although his collaboration with Paul Simpson, during his time in "Care", was (for me) the pinnacle of the man's achievments, the work that he went on to produce with the Seeds is by no means a poor second.

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