[5] The album was certified Platinum by the BPI and achieved sales over 1.3 million globally.

[6][7][8] The album was produced by Alan Tarney who had produced two of Richard's previous albums, Wired for Sound and I'm No Hero in the early 1980s and written Richard's highest selling single "We Don't Talk Anymore" in 1979.

The album marked another strong chart comeback for Richard, giving him a second spell of success in the 1980s, which continued with "Mistletoe and Wine" as the single following on from "Two Hearts".

However, Tarney further refined the song for Richard, including rewriting the verses' lyrics.

"My Pretty One" had first been recorded by Jamie Rae in 1985 and released as a single but had not become a hit.