Many of us were hoping that the Q&As with Rick and Billy would help clear up the confusion in regards to the origins of Stevie and Christine's "new" songs on 'The Chain,' but ironically their answers caused some more confusion.
Comparing what both Billy & Rick said in their respective Q&As, the best I can gather is that "Paper Doll" was originally intended for the 1988 'Greatest Hits' album (as wetcamelfood stated earlier in this thread), but only basic-tracks were recorded before the song was abandoned in favor of "No Questions Asked."
When they began recording in '88, Lindsey didn't have any involvement in the song, but when they decided to include some new songs for the 1992 boxed-set, he was involved in the overdubs.
He had stated earlier in that year, in a Billboard interview with Timothy White, that he and Stevie had agreed to go back into the studio to record some new stuff for FM's upcoming boxed-set.
I'm not sure exactly which members were involved at that time, but Stevie and Lindsey were, at the very least (as she's quite noticeable on "Heart Of Stone," which Billy has said only included him, Mick, John, and Christine).
(To anyone having trouble hearing LB, listen closely to the background vocals when Stevie sings the line "fascinated by somebody else.")
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