Nice Baby and the Angel was recorded in collaboration with Dave Mason, David Lindley, and Glenn Frey.

"Outlaw Man" was picked up by Glenn Frey, who introduced it to the Eagles, who included it on their second album, Desperado.

In late April 1973, Billboard praised Blue as a "veteran singer-songwriter," and selected "Outlaw Man", the title track, and "Dancing Girl", as the best cuts on the album.

"[3] In a retrospective review for AllMusic, William Ruhlmann commented on Nash and Lindley's contributions to the album positively, while noting that Blue's lyrical content was starting to wane.

Bob Dylan, Don Felder, Joni Mitchell, and members from the band America contributed to the album, even though it was a commercial and critical failure.