I was really asking what he would have brought to the album as we know it now, i.e. these songs. How he could have contributed to them, not how he may or may not have create WAN 2 with Jon.

It's a shame really that we can't mention Jon and Richie in the same thread without it being about taking sides. Richie's backing vocals are a clear thing he could have added to this album, for example.

Equally, we shouldn't need a disclaimer in each thread that this is not intended to be a Jon vs. Richie thing. Either way, I agree that it is going that way so the thread should probably be scrapped.