The album received a positive response from music publications such as Billboard and Cashbox magazines.

Della Reese was later known as an actress (notably on the series Touched by an Angel) but she began her career as a singer who recorded blues, jazz and pop.

[6] It was released by Jubilee Records and was offered as a vinyl LP in mono format with six tracks on each side of the disc.

Billboard magazine found the album to showcase Reese's "dramatic, stylized thrushing".

[4] Cashbox similarly wrote, "Her bursts of energy, her clever elongated phrasing, and a convincing wistful delivery are spread over 12 sturdy pieces.