The album also reached number one and was certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 900,000 copies.

[2] In the United States, the album reached the Top 20 and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales in excess of two million copies.

1 on the Top R&B Albums chart, and the title track and "Back to Life" were number-one R&B hit singles.

The Sunday Times noted that "there are traces of dubbed reggae, jazz flute, orchestral strings and Zulu harmonies here, as well as the more obvious delights of Caron Wheeler's gospel-soul vocals and the metronomic itch of the percussion loops.

The hour long broadcast featured newly released interviews with the band members and friends including Trevor Nelson.