[1] Following the commercial disappointment of their 1984 debut album Throw the Warped Wheel Out, Fiction Factory underwent a major change in personnel, with keyboardist and writer Eddie Jordan, bassist Graham McGregor and drummer Mike Ogletree departing the band.

Lead vocalist Kevin Patterson and guitarist Chic Medley were left as the two remaining members and, in turn, they used guest musicians for the recording of the second Fiction Factory album, including keyboardist Paul Wishart, guitarist Pim Jones, percussionist James Locke and bassist Graham Weir.

[7] Upon its release, Andy Strickland of Record Mirror described Another Story as "an unspectacular affair" and "one of those slick, dull works that seem to appeal to balding A&R men and nobody else".

[8] Donald McRae of New Musical Express wrote, "Another Story is an example of the kind of product which is designed to blend in with the quivering nuances of an intimate sunset gathering.

Fiction Factory play music for young and sensitive ideal home owners who suspect Dire Straits of being crazed petrol-sniffing existentialists.