The "soul-inspired"[2] LP was a collection of ten tracks, all of which were covers of popular songs from the era, including "Proud Mary" and "Compared to What".

Her most popular recordings were produced by Hugo & Luigi, a production pair who worked with Reese while she was at the RCA Victor label.

Reese's television career was beginning to gain momentum in the late 1960s and she hosted her own talk show during this period titled Della.

[7] Covers included on the album were "Games People Play", a song written and first made popular by Joe South.

"[9] Black Is Beautiful received a positive response and prompted a further dive into album promotion, according to an article from Cash Box magazine.

[11][2] The only single included on the LP was Reese's cover of "Games People Play", which Avco Embassy first issued in November 1969.