After the poor sales of his previous album, Hunter's apparent aim for this record was to re-emphasise faster songs with more of a rock feel, and he recruited the well-regarded Roy Thomas Baker to produce.

However, the album received mixed reviews, and Columbia Records refused to release it in the US, according to Hunter because he had just fired his manager.

He toured the album with Earl Slick on lead guitar, Rob Rawlinson on bass, Peter Oxendale on keyboards and William "Curly" Smith on drums.

Joe Elliott's Down 'n' Outz covered the songs "Golden Opportunity", "Overnight Angels" and "England Rocks" on their 2010 album My ReGeneration.

The album was re-released on CD by Rock Candy Records in September 2022 All songs written by Ian Hunter except where noted