"Old Soul" (also released as a single) features Zutons' frontman Dave McCabe, while Joan Baez (who invited Gilmore to tour with her in 2004) assists on "The Lower Road".

[1] The album was recorded primarily at The Loft, Liverpool, and produced by Gilmore, Nigel Stonier and Mike Cave.

[1] All tracks are written by Thea Gilmore, except where notedStephanie Merritt, for The Observer, gave the album the full five stars, describing it as "simply a beautiful, deeply affecting piece of work".

[3] Allmusic reviewer Hal Horowitz gave it fours stars, describing it as "one of Gilmore's least commercially oriented albums yet, and perhaps because of that, also one of her finest".

[5] The BBC's Chris Long was less impressed, considering the songs over-produced and Gilmore's songwriting "losing its energy and passion, as if she has a slow puncture in her soul".