[6] The band returned to the studio after Jam and Lewis were fired from The Time by Prince after being grounded in Atlanta, Georgia due to a blizzard.

According to Jimmy Jam, the album's title track was inspired by the Southern food chain Waffle House, as he and Lewis were frequent visitors of the restaurant.

[6] At the time, the song was done at the request of Avant as well as Tabu's then-distributor Epic Records, who wanted a single that was similar to their previous hit for The S.O.S.

[6]Jam and Lewis' previous works with Cherrelle and Alexander O'Neal served as the catalyst for their duets between male and female singers.

[6] The duo enlisted group member Abdul Ra'oof to sing lead with Mary Davis again- this time for the song "Weekend Girl".

[6] While most of the band members were present for the Jam and Lewis sessions, lead singer Mary Davis showed up alone to record her vocals for the song "Break Up".

[6] He also noted that group members Jason Bryant and Abdul Ra'oof were the ones responsible for most of the ideas and vocal arrangements.

[6] The album was recorded and mixed at Master Sound Studio in Atlanta, Georgia and Creation Audio in Minneapolis, Minnesota.