Writers of the four new songs ("These Open Arms", "Lonely No More", "A Thousand Days" and "Everything I Have") include Jon Bon Jovi, Desmond Child, Andreas Carlsson, Jeremy Bose, Aldo Nova, Samuel Waermo, Mimmi Waermo, and Aiken himself.

"These Open Arms" previously appeared as a bonus track on the Japanese issue Bon Jovi's 2005 album Have a Nice Day.

"Broken Wings" is the last cut on the album and an original poem written by Erin Taylor was woven throughout the lyrics.

The album received RIAA Gold certification on November 2, 2006 and spent 14 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart.

On his 2005 Juke Box Tour, Aiken previewed 3 other songs that did not make the final album cut.