Released on Full Moon Records, a subsidiary of Warner Brothers[2] (reissued in 2004 on Wounded Bird Records), the album was not commercially successful, peaking at number 143 on the Billboard 200 chart in March 1982,[3] after making its first appearance on the Billboard 200 chart on January 23, 1982 at number 192.

The single "Livin' in the Limelight," the only hit from the album, was released on November 18, 1981,[2] and peaked at number six in the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.

After 1984's Chicago 17 was also a massive hit, Cetera left the band to concentrate fully on his solo career.

[citation needed] The painting of Cetera playing the bass guitar, used for the album cover, was by John Nieto.

[14][13] In his 2011 autobiography, former Chicago bandmate, Danny Seraphine, backs up Cetera on this point, writing, "... [the album] sank like a stone due to lack of record company support.

"Ivy Covered Walls" – 3:56 Song listing and personnel from vinyl LP liner notes.