Among the album's covers was some songs originally from the World War II era like "I Heard You Cried Last Night" and "Walking by the River".

Other cover songs featured are June Christy's "Something Cool" and Lena Horne's version of "A House Is Not a Home".

[2] Della on Strings of Blue was released by ABC Records in September 1967 and was her third studio album with the company.

"[1] Chick Ober of the St. Petersburg Times called the album "a winner" and further said, "It may be my imagination, but it seems to the writer that Della Reese is singing better than ever these days.

"[4] Walt Friedwald (author of the book A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers) named it "the best studio albums from this period", which was in reference to her ABC LP's.