The eponymous collection was Smith's first mainstream studio album of new material in 20 years.

[3] When Smith's last child left home, she was ready to return to her career completely, which included making a new album.

[2][6] One track, "You Can't Back a Teardrop", was written by Tom Shapiro and Chris Waters.

[7] Jurek compared the opening of "You Can't Back a Teardrop" to that of Ray Price's "Crazy Arms," though he went on to say the rest of the song was different from "Crazy Arms" because, "it's on the far honky tonk edge, with Stuart leading the band in a driving, rollicking shuffle where fiddles drive a pedal steel ever toward the center of the pathos in the center of the bridge.

"[1] Smith herself compared the album's ninth track, "When It Comes to You" to that of a rock and roll song, stating that she, "yodeled on the end just to be funny, and they kept it in.

The second track, "Lonesome" was also written by Smith and Stuart and was said to resemble, "a bluegrass ghost song about love in the ether," according to Jurek.

Jurek went on to give it praise, saying, "Connie Smith is a bona fide country and gospel music legend; she is quite literally the only person who deserves to share a reputation with Patsy Cline -- Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn notwithstanding.

[6] It was reissued to digital and streaming markets in 2010 via Warner Bros.[10][11] According to Smith, she was told by country radio that they would not play any songs off the record.

"I don't know if it does her justice to compete in the mainstream," said Warner Bros. senior vice president Bob Saporiti.