Ware and co-producer James Ford co-wrote all tracks, along with writers and producers Benji B, Joseph Mount, Kindness, Morgan Geist, Matthew Tavares and Midland.

A reissue subtitled The Platinum Pleasure Edition, was released on 11 June 2021 and preceded by the singles "Please" and "Hot n Heavy".

Speaking to The Independent, Ware described the podcast's success as a "turning point" that changed her outlook of herself: "I suddenly felt more comfortable in my skin.

move away from her usual "melancholy" sound in her previous releases, to focus on disco, hi-NRG, and house.

With Ford co-producing the album, Ware intended to pay homage to what the duo called "wedding jams", along with the soul of late American singer-songwriter Minnie Riperton, and the New York underground disco scene.

Music videos were released for the title track, "Soul Control", "Step into My Life", "In Your Eyes", and "The Kill".

The cover art for the record sees Ware sport red lipstick, a black shirt and a golden necklace, with Pitchfork calling it a "spitting image" of Polaroids taken by American artist Andy Warhol of former actress Bianca Jagger.

[10] Ware promoted the album through virtual performances, aired by several television programmes, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[12] On 11 June 2021, a reissue subtitled The Platinum Pleasure Edition was released, with an original cover art in greyscale with a metallic silver background.

Ware earned praise for "going back to where she started" and for sounding "bolder, looser" compared to her previous releases.

[14] NME editor Hannah Mylrea claimed the album was a return to Ware's club roots, which she had strayed away from since her debut Devotion, and called it "an intoxicating cocktail of seductive beats, exhilarating choruses and sleek production.