[3] Notable contributors to the album include Art Garfunkel, Chaka Khan, Natalie Cole and Michael McDonald.

The group includes several famous non-musicians: actress Carrie Fisher, film director John Landis and then-Rolling Stone writer Cameron Crowe.

Rolling Stone's Ken Tucker wrote, "Stephen Bishop's second album is so ambitious and self-assured that it's easy to overlook the chances it takes."

Concluding that "Stephen Bishop is well on his way, and he possesses something all his exemplars lack: a serenely nutty sense of humor.

Musicians Backing vocals "The Whistling Bishettes" on "Vagabond from Heaven" ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.