Although multi-instrumentalist Cake played various instruments and performed vocals on the album,[2] other musicians and singers on the album include Anna Coddington, Neil Finn and Tim Finn.

[4] McWilliams wrote and recorded many of the songs on the album in a studio on Gore Street - a red-light area in Auckland.

[5][6] According to a biography of Cake, the album was influenced by this environment, including "incessant street brawls, strip club pop, and Doobie Brothers hits played by the covers band in the 24-hour bar downstairs.

[7] It was also included in the 2010 list of 'the best NZ albums I've ever reviewed' by Simon Sweetman.

[8] Cake was nominated for 'Best Producer' for his work on the album at the 2005 bNet New Zealand Music Awards.