[3] The album was a commercial disappointment, in part due to MCA Records' acquisition of Motown.

[5] "In the Midnight Hour" was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male".

[6] Recorded in Los Angeles, the album was produced by Robert Margouleff.

[12] The Chicago Tribune wrote: "Neither an exercise in nostalgia nor a pointless attempt to be trendy, this new album is classic American soul performed by one of its finest artists.

"[11] The Kingston Whig-Standard noted that, "although Pickett can grind out a dance song as sexily as anyone, no one can be more passionate on a ballad.