The record celebrates family, unity and the city Nile has called home since the early 1970s.

[2] Nile says "What all the songs on this album have in common is that they reflect my life and experiences living in New York."

Nile recorded "Run Free" in 2003 with his band, at the time, The Worry Dolls, but it was never previously released.

On his own website he took advance orders for digital downloads, CDs, signed lyrics and other merchandise to raise funds to produce the album.

[4] In a March 2020 interview by Jam Band News, Nile said ""I like the independent world."