The album features many tracks which see elements of soul and country music integrated to a greater extent than on past releases.

Supporting musicians on the album include frequent collaborators Dominic Miller on guitar, Kenny Kirkland on keyboards, Vinnie Colaiuta on drums, and Branford Marsalis on tenor and soprano saxophone.

None of its four singles—"Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot", "You Still Touch Me", "I Was Brought to My Senses", and "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying"—were hits across all regions, although the former two did perform well in the UK and especially Canada, where both reached the top 10.

"[5] "I Hung My Head" is one of many songs on the album to be played in an odd time signature, in this case 98.

Johnny Cash performed a cover of the song on American IV: The Man Comes Around, his final studio album released during his lifetime.

[5] It starts off as a folk ballad in 68, before transitioning to the main part of the song, which features what Sting called "a Brazilian vibe" and is played in 74.

[17] The song matched the previous single's chart placement in Canada, giving Sting yet another number 7 hit.

Toby Keith released a cover of the song as a single from his album Dream Walkin', Sting guested on the track which gave him his only country hit.