While she was working there, the Jamaican government banned asset transfers in response to sanctions imposed by the U.S. after the election of Michael Manley, a supporter of Fidel Castro.

The album's first single, "More, More, More", released at the turn of 1975 and 1976, went on to become a major hit, reaching #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Dance Music/Club Play chart in the U.S.[2] It also peaked at #1 in Canada and #5 in the UK.

[2][4] The album was described as a "strong disco set" which sounds "funky and professional" in a Billboard magazine review, which also noted Diamond's "[g]ood arrangements" and True's "better than average voice".

[6] Robert Christgau gave the album a B and wrote that "even if you haven't seen her movies, she projects an exhibitionistic suck-and-fuck tractability that links the two pervasive fantasy media of our time, and from such conjunctions Great Art arises.

"[7] Stephen Cook from the AllMusic website gave the album three out of five stars and wrote that "the Andrea True Connection's debut is a classic bit of polished dancefloor kitsch", and "a classic from the disco catalog" that "makes good on its one giant hit with a highly enjoyable and urbane array of dance tracks.