[1] The album followed the group's independently-released EP, Hotel for Women,[4] released in early 1981 and featuring three versions of the group's breakout single, "88 Lines About 44 Women,"[5] which was again included on Mood Swing in a slightly altered form.

[3] The group was shown in a December 1984 issue of Billboard, "putting the finishing touches" on the album.

In 2007, a re-mastered edition of the album was released by CD Baby, and in 2012, another re-release was issued by CityBeat.

These versions included two additional tracks: extended remixes of "88 Lines About 44 Women" and "Let It All Hang Out.

"[7][8] In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Richard Foss deemed Mood Swing an "album pick" of the group's discography.