The liner notes contained a blurb about King's "particular form of jazz ... blues-belter extraordinary" and little else.

[3] McGee notes that King is backed by a small combo composed of pianist Lloyd Glenn, bassist Ralph Hamilton, and drummer Jessie Sailes[1] (most of King's recordings at the time included a horn section).

[4] Three singles from the album were released by the Bihari's Kent Records;[5] "Walkin' Mr. Bill" reached number 23 on Billboard's Hot R&B Sides chart in October 1960.

[1] In a review for AllMusic, critic George Bedard called it "a masterpiece: a sparse, uncluttered sound with nothing to mask King's beautiful guitar and voice.

"[7] The original Crown LP and many reissues do not list the songwriters, producers, nor running times.