Among the songs covered were the Rod Stewart hit "Sailing", and the standard "Cry Me a River", in addition to a number of Baez' own compositions.

Throughout the course of the song, she admits that studio executives wanted to spruce up her image to ensure that she'd once again sell well.

"I really should tell you that deep in my heart/I don't give a damn where I stand on the charts", she wryly comments toward the song's closing.

[5] From "Time Rag": "Curious about his interest, I babbled my way through the worldwide list; Ireland, Chile and the African states; Poetry, politics and how they relate; Motherhood, music and Moog synthesizers; Political prisoners and Commie sympathizers; Hetero, homo and bisexuality; Where they all stand in the nineteen-seventies."

In her autobiography, "And a Voice to Sing With", Baez described Blowin' Away as "a good album with a terrible cover".