After recording several singles for Motown—including a charting cover of "Greetings (This Is Uncle Sam)" in 1966—and touring to support more successful artists, Berry Gordy recommended that the group get their own album and moved them from the V.I.P.

Richard Street, who would later replace Paul Williams in The Temptations, is the lead singer of this group.

[3] A brief review in Billboard recommended this release to retailers for having a "rugged and romantic array of soul numbers" and predicted chart success that did not materialize for them.

[1] Editors at AllMusic Guide scored this release 2.5 out of five stars, with critic Rick A. Bueche characterizing it as "a rather bland set", but praising Richard Street's vocals.

[4] The same outlet also reviewed the compilation 1999 The Elgins Meet The Monitors, which includes the entirety of this album as well as several Monitors b-sides, with reviewer Andrew Hamilton also noting Street's vocals, which provide a continuity in the group's varied singles output.