It was also the first Hollies album recorded with new bassist Bernie Calvert replacing Eric Haydock.

In Bobby Elliott's book It Ain't Heavy, It's My Story, he explains how he came up with the title For Certain Because by taking the three words from the children's song "Teddy Bears' Picnic".

[6] Writing for AllMusic, critic Richie Unterberger sees For Certain Because as echoing the rapidly increasing sophistication in pop music throughout 1966, pointing out the album's "fuller, more adventurous arrangements and more personal, folk-rock-influenced compositions.

"[2] According to author Brian Southall, the album is considered by some to be the Hollies' answer to the Beatles' Rubber Soul, released in December 1965.

[10] In 1983, Liberty Records in the US reissued this album as Pay You Back With Interest without the tracks "Stop!

All tracks written by Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, and Graham Nash.