The album includes the hit single "Burning Spear", written by the group's leader, musical arranger Richard Evans,[1] and interpretations of popular songs by the Beatles, the Temptations, Burt Bacharach and Hal David, and others.

[4] Although the album was nominally produced by Cadet Records senior executive Esmond Edwards, its success led to Evans' promotion to head up the creative direction of the label.

[5] In addition to the string orchestration, the recording features contributions from jazz musicians such as Phil Upchurch, Charles Stepney, Lenny Druss, Cleveland Eaton and Morris Jennings.

The song's arrangement features a kalimba, tribal-style drumming, and a prominent flute part (played by Lenny Druss), along with sections led by vibraphone and guitar.

Goble describes "All Blues" as "a stellar, albeit truncated, version" and concludes: "George Harrison's 'Within You Without You' … is the strangest yet most interesting track on the album.