[4] Recorded at Stepbridge Studios, in Santa Fe, the album was produced by Kenny Passarelli, who also played bass.

[12] "Three Stripes on a Cadillac" was inspired by a story of a drag race in Mexico that ended in death.

"[16] The Globe and Mail determined that, "while the hard-strummed minimalist brilliance of African is reprised here, Taylor, by giving more manoeuvre to his band, adds backing depth to a musical stream of historical consciousness.

"[11] The Commercial Appeal stated that Respect the Dead "increases the jam-band quotient in Taylor's rootsy blend of Richie Havens folk, Dock Boggs old-time and John Lee Hooker blues.

"[21] The Province concluded that Taylor's "singing is fierce and his electric banjo work is the twanging-est ever.