Upon completion in 1974, Spector himself shelved the release for twelve months, only to find the album was largely met with indifference by the music establishment at the time.

Artists such as Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream cited it as a key influence.

The recording sessions were lengthy and chaotic, often hampered by Spector's drinking and unpredictable temperament.

[5] On its completion in 1974, Dion effectively disowned the record, stating that the production made it sound like "funeral music".

The 2001 Ace Records CD reissue, which pairs Born to Be with You with his 1976 album Streetheart,[6] contains an additional Phil Spector-produced bonus track, "Baby, Let's Stick Together" (3:12, written by Spector and Jeff Barry), which had originally seen release in the UK only as a non-album single in 1976.