It reunites Callea with Sony Music with whom he signed in 2004 and released two studio albums and two number 1 multi-platinum-selling singles.

[1] Callea said, "I'm so fortunate that Denis Handlin and Sony Music have embraced my idea of Backbone and allowed me to make this exciting album with them.

He added, "I wrote the title track when I was in Los Angeles, and it sums up the essence of this album.

"[4] A staff writer in Out in Perth gave the album 4 out of 5 saying, "A friendly sing-a-long with an acoustic guitar and piano.

A ballad version of Bananarama’s "Love in the First Degree" is a highlight, while a gender swap take on TLCs "Unpretty" is nice too.