In a 1973 article with Chet Flippo of Rolling Stone, Jennings confessed, "When I met Jessie, I was pretty well at my lowest point.

Jennings and Colter recorded several duets, the most successful being "Suspicious Minds," which reached #25 on the country singles chart in 1970; it was re-released when it appeared on Wanted!

The medley of "The Wild Side of Life"/"It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" (originally 1952 hits for Hank Thompson and Kitty Wells respectively) was released rather successfully as a single, reaching #10 on the country charts.

"You Never Can Tell (C'est la Vie)" is a well-known Chuck Berry song (with a country version having charted a few years prior by Emmylou Harris).

The album closes with Jennings' solo vocals on the song, "You're Not My Same Sweet Baby", written and originally recorded by one of his favorite songwriters, Mickey Newbury.

AllMusic: "The outlaw movement had run its course by the time Leather and Lace was made, so Colter and Jennings were free to make their overdue duet album without having to prop up that particular facade.