Barefoot Boy is Larry Coryell's only studio album for the Flying Dutchman label, a company created by Impulse!

Records founder Bob Thiele.

The album was produced by Thiele with assistance from Lillian Seyfert and engineered by Eddie Kramer.

Barefoot Boy was recorded at Electric Ladyland, New York, United States.

At AllMusic,[5] critic Jim Newsom writes about Barefoot Boy that: This recording is a noteworthy example of the possibilities inherent in the early days of fusion, blending the electrifying energy of rock with the improvisational excitement of jazz.