The album's various producers include Jon Astley, Arif Mardin, Simon Climie, John Parr and Phil Ramone.

[7] The Japanese CD release of the album featured the additional track "Thank You" and Martin's 1985 duet with Phil Collins, "Separate Lives".

"[10] Billboard wrote: "Outstanding rock vocalist gets the royal treatment from a bevy of producers.

Despite lacking any clear-cut choices for singles, the album boasts several strong cuts, most notably "One Step Closer" and "Night Moves".

"[9] In a retrospective review, Alex Henderson of AllMusic described the album as a "strong debut" and a "solid pop/rock outing", showing "considerable promise" and a "very slick, glossy, high-tech" production.